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hiba

hiba noun: the conifer Thujopsis dolabrata, a cypress (in the broad sense) that is endemic to Japan.

hiba: the conifer Thujopsis dolabrata, a cypress (in the broad sense) that is endemic to Japan
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Noun

hiba (plural hibas)

  1. The conifer Thujopsis dolabrata, a cypress (in the broad sense) that is endemic to Japan.
    • For the first time, the material used will be hiba wood found in the Aomori prefecture in the northeast of Honshu. It is 75% cheaper than cypress, can be worked easily, and is even more resistant to water and insect damage than cypress. However, hiba has a strong tendency to develop shrinkage...2017, Christoph Henrichsen, “Authenticity in Japan”, in Katharina Weiler, Niels Gutschow, editors, Authenticity in Architectural Heritage Conservation, Springer, page 281
    Synonyms:
    asuhi cypress, false arborvitae, hiba arborvitae

hiba meaning in Tamil

hiba in Tamil

கொடை

Synonyms of hiba

  • asuhi cypress
  • false arborvitae
  • hiba arborvitae

Forms of hiba

pluralhibas

Questions about hiba

What does hiba mean?
Hiba means the conifer Thujopsis dolabrata, a cypress (in the broad sense) that is endemic to Japan.
What is hiba in Tamil?
Hiba in Tamil is கொடை. See Hiba meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hiba?
Hiba is a noun.
What is the plural of hiba?
The plural of hiba is hibas.

Words near hiba in the dictionary

  1. hiawa
  2. Hiawassee
  3. Hiawatha
  4. Hiawathan
  5. Hib
  6. hiba
  7. hibachi
  8. hibachis
  9. hibakusha
  10. hibakushas
  11. Hibalhidhoo

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hiba (page history and authors); hiba (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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