incense cedar
Americannoun
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a tree of the cypress family’s genus Calocedrus, especially C. decurrens California incense cedar of western North America, which may grow to more than 190 feet (58 meters) in height.
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the aromatic, close-grained wood of this tree, used to make pencils, chests, closet linings, etc.
Etymology
Origin of incense cedar
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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The remainder were sugar pine, noble fir, red fir, incense cedar, western red cedar, mountain hemlock and western hemlock.
From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2023
Conditions favored shade-tolerant trees — white fir, red fir and incense cedar — that prefer dense, closed canopies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2023
“Fortunately, there are many alternative tree species, including Oregon white oak, incense cedar and Chinese pistache, that might be more heat and drought resistant than ash.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2022
Mr. Kelly, in nearby Crescent Mills, described the area as “majestic,” with thick Douglas fir, incense cedar and ponderosa pine forests that stretch from the valley floor to Alpine peaks.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2021
The principal trees are the yellow and sugar pines, digger pine, incense cedar, Douglas spruce, silver fir, the California and golden-cup oaks, balsam cottonwood, Nuttall's flowering dogwood, alder, maple, laurel, tumion, etc.
From The Yosemite by Muir, John
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