white cedar

white cedar

noun
1.
any of several chiefly coniferous trees valued for their wood, especially Chamaecyparis thyoides, of the eastern U.S., or Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar), of northeastern North America.
2.
the wood of any of these trees.

Origin:
1665–75, Americanism
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white cedar
 
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1.  See also cypress a coniferous tree, Chamaecyparis thyoides, of swampy regions in North America, having scalelike leaves and boxlike cones: family Cupressaceae
2.  the wood of this tree, which is used for building boats, etc
3.  See also arbor vitae a coniferous tree, Thuja occidentalis, of NE North America, having scalelike leaves: family Cupressaceae
4.  the wood of this tree, much used for telegraph poles

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