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western red cedar
western red cedarn. See red cedar.western red cedar n 1. (Plants) a large North American arbor vitae, Thuja plicata, found along and near the Pacific coast 2. (Forestry) the wood of this tree, used by North American Indians for building and for carving totem poles west′ern red′ ce′dar
n. 1. an arborvitae, Thuja plicata, of W North America, grown as an ornamental. 2. the soft, fragrant, reddish wood of this tree, used in building houses, making boxes, etc. [1900–05] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  western red cedar - large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United Statescanoe cedar, red cedar, Thuja plicatagenus Thuja, Thuja - red cedararborvitae - any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis |
Western red cedar
Western red cedar: see juniperjuniper,
any tree or shrub of the genus Juniperus, aromatic evergreens of the family Cupressaceae (cypress family), widely distributed over the north temperate zone. Many are valuable as a source of lumber and oil. The small fleshy cones are berrylike in appearance.
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[Lat.,=tree of life], aromatic evergreen tree of the genus Thuja of the family Cupressaceae (cypress family), with scalelike leaves borne on flattened branchlets of a fanlike appearance and with very small cones.
..... Click the link for more information. .thuya, western red cedar, Pacific red cedarA soft, lightweight, straight coarse-grained wood that is relatively weak; the sap-wood is white, the heartwood is reddish; because of its durability it is widely used for shingles, tanks, and other exterior applications.
western red cedarA durable, straight-grained, moderately low-density wood of the western US; used extensively for construction where durability is important, esp. for shingles and shakes. Also called thuya.Western red cedar
Western red cedarAn evergreen tree (Thuja plicata) that flourishes in the rainforests of the northwestern U.S. and western Canada. Bark dust shed by the tree is a common source of occupational asthma and rhinitis. See WRC
See WRCwestern red cedar
Synonyms for western red cedarnoun large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United StatesSynonyms- canoe cedar
- red cedar
- Thuja plicata
Related Words- genus Thuja
- Thuja
- arborvitae
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