HyperDic: arborvitae

English > 1 sense of the word arborvitae:
NOUNplantarborvitaeany of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera ... / genera Thuja and Thujopsis
English > arborvitae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera ... / genera Thuja and Thujopsis.
NarrowerAmerican arborvitae, northern white cedar, white cedar, Thuja occidentalissmall evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets
Oriental arborvitae, Thuja orientalis, Platycladus orientalisAsiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe
hiba arborvitae, Thujopsis dolobrataSlow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an ornamental
western red cedar, red cedar, canoe cedar, Thuja plicatalarge valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States
Broaderconifer, coniferous treeAny gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

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