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White Cedar

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Noun

1. american arborvitae, northern white cedar, thuja occidentalis, white cedar

small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets

2. atlantic white cedar, chamaecyparis thyoides, coast white cedar, southern white cedar, white cedar, white cypress

slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

White Cedar

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noun
1. 
a coniferous tree, Chamaecyparis thyoides, of swampy regions in North America, having scalelike leaves and boxlike cones: family Cupressaceae
See also cypress1 (sense 2)
2. 
the wood of this tree, which is used for building boats, etc
3. 
a coniferous tree, Thuja occidentalis, of NE North America, having scalelike leaves: family Cupressaceae
See also arbor vitae
4. 
the wood of this tree, much used for telegraph poles

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

White Cedar

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1. 
a. 
an evergreen tree (Chamaecyparis thyoides) of the cypress family, growing in swampy land in the E U.S.
b. 
its soft, light-colored wood
2. 
a. 
the American arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis), growing in cool areas of the NE U.S.
b. 
its soft, brittle, durable wood

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

White Cedar

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n.
Either of two evergreen coniferous trees (Thuja occidentalis or Chamaecyparis thyoides) of eastern North America, having scalelike leaves and light-colored wood.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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