Japanese cedar


Japanese cedar

noun

Definition of JAPANESE CEDAR

: a large Chinese and Japanese evergreen tree (Cryptomeria japonica) of the cypress family grown as an ornamental and for its valuable soft wood

First Known Use of JAPANESE CEDAR

circa 1880

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