white cedar
Americannoun
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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.
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the wood of any of these trees.
noun
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a coniferous tree, Chamaecyparis thyoides, of swampy regions in North America, having scalelike leaves and boxlike cones: family Cupressaceae See also cypress 1
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the wood of this tree, which is used for building boats, etc
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a coniferous tree, Thuja occidentalis, of NE North America, having scalelike leaves: family Cupressaceae See also arbor vitae
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the wood of this tree, much used for telegraph poles
Etymology
Origin of white cedar
An Americanism dating back to 1665–75
Example Sentences
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The notes range from ginger to orris root, white cedar and vetiver.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
“Atlantic white cedar forests are very special places, and you know it as soon as you step into one,” said Carleton Montgomery, executive director of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
Holcomb and his students redid the interior and exterior surfaces in white cedar from boards milled by an Amish community in Ohio.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2020
We obtained seaweed from Maine to season Atlantic oysters, and white cedar in Duluth, Minn., for a venison roast.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2019
Wood in its quality and uses like white cedar.
From Seasoning of Wood by Wagner, J. B. (Joseph Bernard)
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