English > arborvitae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera ... / genera Thuja and Thujopsis. |
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| Narrower | American arborvitae, northern white cedar, white cedar, Thuja occidentalis | small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets |
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| Oriental arborvitae, Thuja orientalis, Platycladus orientalis | Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe |
| hiba arborvitae, Thujopsis dolobrata | Slow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an ornamental |
| western red cedar, red cedar, canoe cedar, Thuja plicata | large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States |
| Broader | conifer, coniferous tree | Any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones |
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