white cedar
white cedar · white cedars
In family CupressaceaeIn family Cupressaceae (gymnosperms): An Atlantic white cypress (Chamaecyparis thyoides).
Meaning
5 sensesIn family Cupressaceae (gymnosperms)
An Atlantic white cypress (Chamaecyparis thyoides).
An evergreen coniferous tree, of species Thuja occidentalis, native to the northeastern US and southeastern Canada.
A Mexican white cedar (Cupressus lusitanica)
Among angiosperms:
A chinaberry shrub (Melia azedarach), in family Meliaceae.
A tree of species Tabebuia heterophylla, of the Caribbean and South America, in family Bignoniaceae.
More definitions
- small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets
- slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae
Translations
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Synonyms
17 synonymsThuja occidentalis:arborvitaeAmerican arborvitaeeastern arborvitaeeastern whitecedarnorthern whitecedarswamp-cedar
Atlantic white cypress:Atlantic white cedar
Close in meaning
- small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets:American arborvitaenorthern white cedarThuja occidentalis
- slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae:southern white cedarcoast white cedarAtlantic white cedarwhite cypressChamaecyparis thyoides