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Definition of Cryptomeria japonica
1. Noun. Tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood.
Generic synonyms: Cedar, Cedar Tree
Group relationships: Cryptomeria, Genus Cryptomeria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptomeria Japonica
Literary usage of Cryptomeria japonica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1888)
"cryptomeria japonica, D. Don.* The Sugi or Japanese Cedar. Japan and Northern China.
The largest tree in Japan, the trunk attaining 35 feet in circumference ..."
2. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1867)
"cryptomeria japonica. This " exquisite tree," as Mr. Sargent terms it, which has
been called the " Queen of evergreens," is also a very uncertain tree iu ..."
3. Useful Plants of Japan Described and Illustrated by Dai Nihon Nōkai (1895)
"cryptomeria japonica, Don,, var., Jap. Bandai- sugi; its short leaves grow together
and form dense balls on the branches. 705. cryptomeria japonica, Don. ..."
4. The Pinetum: Being a Synopsis of All the Coniferous Plants at Present Known by George Gordon, Robert Glendinning (1858)
"cryptomeria japonica NANA, Fortune. This variety seldom attains a greater height
than ... cryptomeria japonica LOBBII, Hort. Syn. Cryptomeria viridis, Hort. ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1906)
"Lawson (:04) found a variation in the behavior of the nuclei and cells in the
pollen grain of cryptomeria japonica, as compared with other gymnosperms which ..."
6. A Supplement to Gordon's Pinetum: Containing Descriptions and Additional by George Gordon (1862)
"This kind is called " Inu-Kaja" (wild yew) by the Japanese. Gen. CRYPTOMERIA,
Don, the Japan Cedar. Page 52. cryptomeria japonica, Don, the Japan Cedar. ..."
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