HyperDic: white_cedar

English > 2 senses of the expression white cedar:
NOUNplantwhite cedar, American arborvitae, northern white cedar, Thuja occidentalissmall evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets
plantwhite cedar, southern white cedar, coast white cedar, Atlantic white cedar, white cypress, Chamaecyparis thyoidesslow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States
English > white cedar: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets.
SynonymsAmerican arborvitae, northern white cedar, Thuja occidentalis
Member ofThuja, genus Thujared cedar
BroaderarborvitaeAny of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera ... / genera Thuja and Thujopsis
Catalanthuja occidentalis
English > white cedar: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningSlow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae.
Synonymssouthern white cedar, coast white cedar, Atlantic white cedar, white cypress, Chamaecyparis thyoides
Member ofChamaecyparis, genus ChamaecyparisA genus of Chamaecyparis
Broadercedar, cedar treeAny of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

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