JAPANESE CEDAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Japanese cedar mean? 

• JAPANESE CEDAR (noun)
  The noun JAPANESE CEDAR has 1 sense:

1. tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood

  Familiarity information: JAPANESE CEDAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JAPANESE CEDAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cryptomeria japonica; Japan cedar; Japanese cedar; sugi

Hypernyms ("Japanese cedar" is a kind of...):

cedar; cedar tree (any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars)

Holonyms ("Japanese cedar" is a member of...):

Cryptomeria; genus Cryptomeria (Japanese cedar; sugi)