单词 | cryptomeria |
释义 | cryptomerian. The Japanese cedar or sugi, a tall evergreen coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica (family Cupressaceae), originating in Japan but now extensively cultivated elsewhere for its timber and as an ornamental; (also) the lightweight scented wood of this tree. Also (in form Cryptomeria): the monotypic genus that comprises this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > Asian mahua1610 jambee1704 hinoki1727 sugi1727 meranti1783 merbau1783 sal1789 sundri1799 calamander1804 sissoo1810 toon1810 looking-glass tree1822 East India mahogany1829 pyinkado1832 dhamnoo1834 haldu1836 jelutong1836 zelkova1836 cryptomeria1838 kempas1839 shisham1849 jarul1850 Japan cedar1852 mast tree1862 keyaki1863 petwood1866 alstonia1867 Malacca cane1874 Japanese cedar1880 mowra1883 seraya1893 o-matsu1916 dhaman1923 sepetir1927 kapur1935 mengkulang1940 ramin1953 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > cedar > types of hinoki1727 sugi1727 Honduras cedar1799 cryptomeria1838 warracoori1858 pencil wood1859 Spanish cedar1907 1838 D. Don in Ann. Nat. Hist. 1 233 (heading) Cryptomeria. 1838 D. Don in Ann. Nat. Hist. 1 234 The wood of Cryptomeria is compact and the fibrous tissue is composed of very slender vessels. 1852 R. Fortune Journey to Tea Countries China xviii. 304 The beautiful Cryptomeria, or Japan cedar. 1895 ‘C. Holland’ Japanese Wife vii The grove of giant camellias, camphor-wood trees, and cryptomerias. 1904 D. B. W. Sladen Playing the Game i. xii. 124 An avenue of tall cryptomerias. 1957 C. Brooke-Rose Lang. of Love 45 A false ceiling of wide boards, not, alas, of cryptomeria but of ordinary stained timber. 1966 Times 25 Apr. 12/6 A path of smooth stepping stones wound beneath slender, feathery cryptomerias. 1980 R. Illing Art Japanese Prints iii. 39 Behind the graceful figure of the young girl is part of a grove of sacred cryptomeria trees. 2004 Better Homes & Gardens Apr. 118 Dwarf evergreens—cryptomerias in particular—whose subtle colors vary from yellow to bronze. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1838 |
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