cedar

Japanese: cedar
cedar

...An evergreen tall tree of the cedar family, it is the most important forestry tree species in Japan and is deeply connected to our lives (illustration).
[shape]
The trunk grows straight, and large ones can reach a height of 50 m and a diameter at breast height of 5 m. The bark of the trunk is reddish brown or dark brown fibrous and splits vertically into thin strips. It branches densely, and the crown is elliptical-conical, with pointed tips when young, but rounded in older trees. The leaves grow densely in a spiral, sickle-shaped, thick at the base, and the border with the branches is not clear. It is monoecious, and blooms in the spring from March to April. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "cedar" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スギ科の常緑高木で,日本で最も重要な林業樹種であり,生活とのつながりも深い(イラスト)。
[形状]
 樹幹がまっすぐに伸び,大きなものは高さ50m,胸高直径5mに達する。幹の樹皮は赤褐色または暗褐色の繊維質で縦に細長く裂けてはげる。密に分枝し,樹冠は楕円状円錐形で,若いときは梢端がとがっているが,老木では丸くなる。葉はらせん状に密集してつき,鎌状針形で,基部は太くなって枝との境がはっきりしない。雌雄同株で,春3~4月に開花する。…

※「cedar」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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