Japanese cedar
noun
: a large Chinese and Japanese evergreen tree (Cryptomeria japonica) of the cypress family grown as an ornamental and for its valuable soft wood
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The cabins, available in standard and suite configurations, sit on the northern side of the 20-acre property and offer a decidedly more residential feel with lounge areas, skylights for stargazing, private patios, marble bathroom sinks and showers, and outdoor Japanese cedar tubs.
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
Human activities, including agriculture and the commercial planting of non-native Japanese cedars used for buildings and boats, also led to the destruction of the bird’s natural habitat—a subtropical laurel forest.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
Forests of Japanese cedar canopy the zig-zagging roads, sometimes beside paths bordered by Azorean blueberries and small orchids.
—Jeanine Barone, CNN, 26 May 2022
Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
Human activities, including agriculture and the commercial planting of non-native Japanese cedars used for buildings and boats, also led to the destruction of the bird’s natural habitat—a subtropical laurel forest.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
Forests of Japanese cedar canopy the zig-zagging roads, sometimes beside paths bordered by Azorean blueberries and small orchids.
—Jeanine Barone, CNN, 26 May 2022
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First Known Use
circa 1880, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of Japanese cedar was
circa 1880
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