Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A variety of apple having fruit with greenish to red skin and yellowish crisp flesh.
  • Mount,The highest peak, 3,776 m (12,388 ft), in Japan, in central Honshu west-southwest of Tokyo. An almost perfectly symmetrical snow-capped volcanic cone, it is a sacred mountain and pilgrimage site. Its last major eruption was in 1707.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The Japanese wisteria, Kraunhia Japonica. See Wisteria, 1.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms
  • noun an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably partly after Fujisaki, the town in northern Honshu where the variety was developed, and partly after Mount Fuji.]

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Examples

  • Erebus is an active volcano, and to those who love the south it is more perfect than FUji even Hockney's Fuji.

    Terra Incognita Wheeler, Sarah 1996

  • I just purchased an alienbees digibee set (2 b800s) i have a fuji s2pro and a nikon d5000 .... my issue right now is that the Fuji has a PC cable connection and the d5000 does not.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2010

  • Aohkigahara Forest west of Tokyo at the base of Mount Fuji is also known as the "suicide forest."

    Boing Boing 2009

  • As well, the peaceful image of Mount Fuji is said to be a bringer of good luck - as long as it's not an image of it erupting!

    9 Smashing Trivia Bits on Japan's Mount Fuji 2008

  • As well, the peaceful image of Mount Fuji is said to be a bringer of good luck - as long as it's not an image of it erupting!

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • Mount Fuji is considered the sacred symbol of Japan.

    9 Smashing Trivia Bits on Japan's Mount Fuji 2008

  • A Shinto priest at the shrine, Norihiko Nakamura, has categorically stated that "Mount Fuji is a mountain of the world, not an asset for individuals," thus allaying any fears that the shrine might restrict access to Mount Fuji's summit.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • Mount Fuji is considered the sacred symbol of Japan.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • A Shinto priest at the shrine, Norihiko Nakamura, has categorically stated that "Mount Fuji is a mountain of the world, not an asset for individuals," thus allaying any fears that the shrine might restrict access to Mount Fuji's summit.

    9 Smashing Trivia Bits on Japan's Mount Fuji 2008

  • Personally, I love the name Fuji cause I loved Fuji Velvia slide film!

    Camera Critters: Fuji floreta 2009

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