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white cedar
noun
- 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.
- the wood of any of these trees.
white cedar
noun
- a coniferous tree, Chamaecyparis thyoides, of swampy regions in North America, having scalelike leaves and boxlike cones: family Cupressaceae See also cypress 1
- the wood of this tree, which is used for building boats, etc
- a coniferous tree, Thuja occidentalis, of NE North America, having scalelike leaves: family Cupressaceae See also arbor vitae
- the wood of this tree, much used for telegraph poles
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Word History and Origins
Origin of white cedar1
An Americanism dating back to 1665–75
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