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Noun: Japanese cedar  ,ja-pu'neez 'see-du(r)
  1. Tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
    "Ancient Japanese cedar trees surrounded the mountain shrine";
    - Japan cedar, sugi, Cryptomeria japonica

Derived forms: Japanese cedars

Type of: cedar, cedar tree

Part of: Cryptomeria, genus Cryptomeria

Encyclopedia: Japanese cedar