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单词 red cedar
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red cedar


noun

Also called eastern red cedar, savin. an American, coniferous tree, Juniperus virginiana, yielding a fragrant, reddish wood used for making lead pencils, etc.
the western red cedar, Thuja plicata.
the wood of these trees.

Origin of red cedar

An Americanism dating back to 1675–85

Words nearby red cedar

redcap, Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland, red card, red carpet, red cedar, red cell, red cent, Red Chamber, Red China, red clay
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Example sentences from the Web for red cedar

  • The position upon a branch of the red-cedar is one that is frequently chosen.

    Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States|Thomas G. Gentry
  • The wood of the cedar of Lebanon is fragrant, though not so strongly scented as that of the juniper or red-cedar of America.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
  • These were red-cedar roofing shingles from British Columbia.

    A Prairie Courtship|Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for red cedar

red cedar

noun

any of several North American coniferous trees, esp Juniperus virginiana, a juniper that has fragrant reddish wood used for making pencils, and Thuja plicata, an arbor vitae
the wood of any of these trees
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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