A Japanese conifer with evergreen scale-like leaves that form flattened sprays of foliage, widely planted as an ornamental and yielding durable timber.
罗汉柏
Thujopsis dolabrata, family Cupressaceae
Example sentencesExamples
Similar to the thujas are Oriental Thuja, most easily recognised by its odd knobbly cones and Hiba, a striking tree with very broad rather plastic-looking foliage.
Origin
Japanese.
Definition of hiba in US English:
hiba
nounˈhēbə
A Japanese conifer with evergreen scale-like leaves that form flattened sprays of foliage, widely planted as an ornamental and yielding durable timber.
罗汉柏
Thujopsis dolabrata, family Cupressaceae
Example sentencesExamples
Similar to the thujas are Oriental Thuja, most easily recognised by its odd knobbly cones and Hiba, a striking tree with very broad rather plastic-looking foliage.