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hinoki

/hɪˈnəʊki/

hinoki noun: a tree (species Chamaecyparis obtusa), the Japanese cypress.

Noun

hinoki (countable and uncountable, plural hinoki or hinokis)

  1. A tree (species Chamaecyparis obtusa), the Japanese cypress.
    • The large hinokis are repotted every four to five years, while the smaller plants are repotted every two to three years.1989, Arnold Arboretum, Peter Del Tredici, Early American Bonsai: The Larz Anderson Collection of the Arnold Arboretum, page 17
  2. The wood of this tree.

Forms of hinoki

pluralhinoki
pluralhinokis
alternative form (obsolete)finoki

Origin of hinoki

From Japanese 檜(ひのき) (hinoki).

Words formed from hinoki

Phrases with hinoki

Questions about hinoki

What does hinoki mean?
Hinoki means a tree (species Chamaecyparis obtusa), the Japanese cypress.
What part of speech is hinoki?
Hinoki is a noun.
How do you pronounce hinoki?
Hinoki is pronounced /hɪˈnəʊki/.
What is the plural of hinoki?
The plural of hinoki is hinoki.

Words near hinoki in the dictionary

  1. Hinojos
  2. Hinojosa
  3. Hinojosas
  4. Hinojoza
  5. Hinojozas
  6. hinoki
  7. hinoki cypress
  8. hinoki cypresses
  9. hinokiflavone
  10. hinokinin
  11. hinokiresinol

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