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CRYPTOMERIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Japanese cedar; sugi

Synonyms:

Cryptomeria; genus Cryptomeria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Cryptomeria" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Cryptomeria"):

Cryptomeria japonica; Japan cedar; Japanese cedar; sugi (tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood)

Holonyms ("Cryptomeria" is a member of...):

Cupressaceae; cypress family; family Cupressaceae (cypresses and junipers and many cedars)

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