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cryptomeria

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cryp·to·me·ri·a   (krĭp'tə-mîr'ē-ə)   
n.  See Japanese cedar.

[New Latin Cryptomeria, genus name : crypto- + Greek meros, part.]
Japanese cedar  
n.  An eastern Asian coniferous evergreen tree (Cryptomeria japonica) having curved, spirally arranged leaves and cultivated as an ornamental and timber tree. Also called cryptomeria.
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cryptomeria

noun
Japanese cedar; sugi 
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