stinking cedar
noun
an evergreen tree, Torreya taxifolia, of the yew family, native to Florida, having rank-smelling foliage and dark-green, egg-shaped fruit.
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Nearby words
- stinker,
- stinkhorn,
- stinking,
- stinking ash,
- stinking badger,
- stinking chamomile,
- stinking iris,
- stinking roger,
- stinking smut,
- stinkingly
Origin of stinking cedar
First recorded in 1865–70
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