NOUN | plant | Sciadopitys verticillata, Japanese umbrella pine | tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs |
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Meaning | tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs. | |
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Synonym | Japanese umbrella pine | |
Member of | Sciadopitys, genus Sciadopitys | type and sole genus of Sciadopityaceae |
Broader | conifer, coniferous tree | Any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones |
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