单词 | post cedar |
释义 | > as lemmaspost cedar post cedar n. U.S. regional any of three trees with durable wood used locally for making fence posts; spec. (a) the incense cedar, Calocedrus decurrens; (b) the southern white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides (rare); (c) a mountain-cedar, Juniperus ashei. ΚΠ 1884 C. S. Sargent Rep. Forests N. Amer. 176 Libocedrus decurrens..White Cedar. Bastard Cedar. Post Cedar. Incense Cedar. 1897 G. B. Sudworth Nomencl. Arborescent Flora U.S. 77 Chamaecyparis thyoides... Post Cedar (Del.). 1970 D. S. Correll et al. Man. Vascular Plants Texas 79 Juniperus Ashei.., Rock cedar, post cedar... In central and west Texas the wood of this species is the main source of fence posts. 1994 R. Hendrickson Happy Trails 132 Incense cedar..of the Pacific coast, growing on mountains from Oregon south; also called the post cedar, because it is used for fence posts. < as lemmas |
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