Meanings
katsura1
plural katsuras
- One of two species of trees in the genus Cercidiphyllum, most commonly Cercidiphyllum japonicum, one of the largest trees in Asia.
To screen out the houses, Mr. Darke and Ms. Zoehrer have planted cedars and katsura trees, sweetshrub and shadbush, and turned their gaze inward, to the garden of their own making.
2007 May 31, Anne Raver, “Reshaping Their Own Worldview”, in New York Times
Katsura2
plural Katsuras
- A unisex given name from Japanese.
- A surname from Japanese.
Origin
katsura · noun
- Japanese桂
- Englishkatsura
Borrowed from Japanese 桂 (katsura).
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Katsura · proper noun
- Japanese桂
- EnglishKatsura
Borrowed from Japanese 桂 (Katsura) or かつら (Katsura).
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 連香樹 /连香树
- 連香樹 /连香树 (liánxiāngshù)tree
Finnish katsura
- katsuratree
Japanese 桂
- 桂 (katsura)tree
Korean 계수나무
- 계수나무 (gyesunamu)tree
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with katsura
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Cite this entry
katsura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katsura
“katsura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katsura. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “katsura,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katsura.
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