Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of the Japanese cypress, Chamæcyparis obtusa, having foliage of a golden color. See
Retinospora .
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Examples
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Traditionally, the Japanese bath tubs are made from wood such as hinoki - a Japanese cypress with a very pleasing aroma.
The Virtues of Bathing Ayala Sender 2008
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Traditionally, the Japanese bath tubs are made from wood such as hinoki - a Japanese cypress with a very pleasing aroma.
Archive 2008-12-01 Ayala Sender 2008
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Immersed in hot water, leaning against the fragrant hinoki wood and watching clouds fly through the wintery blue sky above encouraged haiku thoughts.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Immersed in hot water, leaning against the fragrant hinoki wood and watching clouds fly through the wintery blue sky above encouraged haiku thoughts.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Trees and shrubs such as Japanese maples, star magnolias, hinoki falsecypresses and arborvitaes will thrive for years, needing irrigation only during the driest parts of summer.
Small urban gardens can be designed with a large-yard feel Joel M. Lerner Special to The Washington Post 2010
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Immersed in hot water, leaning against the fragrant hinoki wood and watching clouds fly through the wintery blue sky above encouraged haiku thoughts.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Immersed in hot water, leaning against the fragrant hinoki wood and watching clouds fly through the wintery blue sky above encouraged haiku thoughts.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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The mounds have moss-laden rocks on them and were planted with a dwarf Japanese maple (murasaki kiyohime), hinoki falsecypress and satsuki azaleas.
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Sweep beds wide, across eight to 12 feet, around the front corners of the house, with a vertical element, such as a holly, hinoki false cypress, water lily star magnolia or chindo viburnum, planted about eight feet off the corners, anchoring the house to the landscape.
Green Scene: Landscaping can make potential buyers feel right at home 2010
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Dwarf hinoki falsecypresses grow only about 3 to 4 inches per year.
Green Scene: Questions and answers on poison ivy, sugar maples, ferns and more Joel M. Lerner 2010
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