Etymology

tsuga

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Today it means: Any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia. Full definition →

Japanese 栂
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from栂“hemlock (tree)”
  2. English todaytsuga

Borrowing from Japanese 栂 (tsuga, “hemlock (tree)”).

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