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Definition of Japanese cedar
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 Japanese Cedar
Literary usage of Japanese cedar
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)
"The Sugi or japanese cedar. Japan and Northern China. The largest tree in Japan,
the trunk attaining 35 feet in circumference (Rein) and 120 feet in height. ..."
2. Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N.C. (1907)
"Cryptomeria • The japanese cedar A genus of but a single species, representing a
... japanese cedar. A stately tree in its native country, China and Japan, ..."
3. Tree-culture in New Zealand by Henry John Matthews (1905)
"... japanese cedar. —Japan. 60ft. E. Beautiful feathery foliage, turns red in
winter; ornamental and shelter. Hardy; any soil and exposure. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters by Society of American Foresters (1912)
"The japanese cedar has a wood very much like redwood. ... The japanese cedar
takes about one year. The eucalypts are grown in flats, after the general ..."
5. Tree Planting in Natal by Thomas Robertson Sim (1905)
"The japanese cedar (Fig. 75). The timber tree of Japan, ... The japanese cedar
does well throughout the Midlands of Natal and on the uplands wherever there ..."
6. Japan: Its Architecture, Art, and Art Manufactures by Christopher Dresser (1882)
"japanese cedar. Cryptomeria japonica Don. Coniferae. Used for timber and cooper's
work. Kurobe-sugi. japanese cedar. Cryptomeria japonica Don. Coniferae. ..."
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