thuja

[ thoo-juh ]

noun

any tree of the genus Thuja, comprising the arborvitaes.
the wood of the sandarac tree.

Origin of thuja

1750–60; <New Latin, Medieval Latin thuia,<Medieval Greek thuía, for Greek thýa kind of African tree

Also thuya.

Words Nearby thuja

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How to use thuja in a sentence

The thuja Cerate is a valuable application for malignant ulcers.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art | B. L. Hill
Each fluid ounce represents: thuja Occidentalis, 31⁄2 grains.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 | Various
thuja occidentalis (American arbor-vit), one of the prevailing.
The Maine Woods | Henry David Thoreau
Richard ran to a boy who was lifting and removing a young thuja.
An Old English Home | S. Baring-Gould
Perhaps the scent of the thuja and the Juniperus is offensive to them.
Man and Nature | George P. Marsh

British Dictionary definitions for thuja

thuja

thuya

/ (ˈθuːjə) /

noun

any of various coniferous trees of the genus Thuja, of North America and East Asia, having scalelike leaves, small cones, and an aromatic wood: family Cupressaceae: See also arbor vitae

Origin of thuja

C18: from New Latin, from Medieval Latin thuia, ultimately from Greek thua name of an African tree

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