thuja

American  

[thoo-juh] / ˈθu dʒə /

noun

1. any tree of the genus Thuja, comprising the arborvitaes.

2. the wood of the sandarac tree.

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thuja British  

/ ˈθuːjə /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of thuja

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

Example Sentences

Senior editor for life science Joan Narmontas came across arborvitae, thought it needed work, and wound up tinkering with 81 additional trees and shrubs, from bog pine to cryptomeria to thuja.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2015

Tincture of thuja is very good in some cases when applied daily.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson