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单词 cryptomeria
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Definition of cryptomeria in English:

cryptomeria

noun ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)ˈmɪərɪəˌkriptəˈmirēə
  • A tall conical coniferous tree with long, curved, spirally arranged leaves and short cones. Native to China and Japan, it is grown for timber in Japan.

    柳杉。亦称JAPANESE CEDAR

    Cryptomeria japonica, family Taxodiaceae

    Also called Japanese cedar
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even trees of great age, beauty, and cultural significance-the stately rows of pines along the Tokaido highway, the ancient avenue of cryptomeria leading to the Nikko Shrine-were sacrificed in the war effort.
    • Around it is a simple planting of dwarf cryptomeria, ferns, grasses, and laceleaf maples.
    • Back on the path, he finds the cryptomerias crowding about him ever more thickly.
    • His photographs of haze-covered hills and dark cryptomeria forests conspire with the texts to draw the viewer into a reassuring fantasy.
    • The image of stout columns of unfinished cypress, standing in a court of white pebbles and sheltered by a dense cryptomeria forest, resonates with cherished assumptions about Japanese culture.
    • My soul was thrilled with the invigorating freshness of the verdure and moved by the echo in the mystic murmur of the ancient cryptomeria and camphor trees that half conceal the simple and sacred edifice.
    • Tours of the grounds include a walk through a forest filled with pine, cryptomeria, acacia and a wide variety of other plants.

Origin

Modern Latin, from crypto- 'hidden' + Greek meros 'part' (because the seeds are concealed by scales).

Rhymes

Algeria, anterior, bacteria, Bashkiria, cafeteria, criteria, diphtheria, exterior, hysteria, Iberia, inferior, interior, Liberia, listeria, Nigeria, posterior, Siberia, superior, ulterior, wisteria

Definition of cryptomeria in US English:

cryptomeria

nounˌkriptəˈmirēə
  • A tall conical coniferous tree with long, curved, spirally arranged leaves and short cones. Native to China and Japan, it is grown for timber in Japan.

    柳杉。亦称JAPANESE CEDAR

    Cryptomeria japonica, family Taxodiaceae

    Also called Japanese cedar
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The image of stout columns of unfinished cypress, standing in a court of white pebbles and sheltered by a dense cryptomeria forest, resonates with cherished assumptions about Japanese culture.
    • My soul was thrilled with the invigorating freshness of the verdure and moved by the echo in the mystic murmur of the ancient cryptomeria and camphor trees that half conceal the simple and sacred edifice.
    • Back on the path, he finds the cryptomerias crowding about him ever more thickly.
    • Tours of the grounds include a walk through a forest filled with pine, cryptomeria, acacia and a wide variety of other plants.
    • Even trees of great age, beauty, and cultural significance-the stately rows of pines along the Tokaido highway, the ancient avenue of cryptomeria leading to the Nikko Shrine-were sacrificed in the war effort.
    • Around it is a simple planting of dwarf cryptomeria, ferns, grasses, and laceleaf maples.
    • His photographs of haze-covered hills and dark cryptomeria forests conspire with the texts to draw the viewer into a reassuring fantasy.

Origin

Modern Latin, from crypto- ‘hidden’ + Greek meros ‘part’ (because the seeds are concealed by scales).

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