hinoki cypress
[ hi-noh-kee ]
/ hɪˈnoʊ ki /
noun
an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
Origin of hinoki cypress
1720–30; < Japanese
hi-no-ki, equivalent to
hi cypress (earlier
f(y)i <
*pi) +
no grammatical particle +
ki(y) tree (earlier
*koi)
Words nearby hinoki cypress
hinglish,
hinkle,
hinkty,
hinky,
hinny,
hinoki cypress,
hinsdale,
hinshelwood,
hint,
hinterland,
hinton