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Definition of white cedar in English English dictionary
- The Atlantic white cypress
- An evergreen coniferous tree of the Cupressaceae family, native to the northeastern US and southeastern Canada
- The chinaberry
- cedar which is white
- Either of two North American evergreen trees (Thuja occidentalis or Chamaecyparis thyoides) having light-colored wood. In the lumber trade, the American arborvitae, some species of false cypress (genus Chamaecyparis) and McNab cypress, incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens), and California juniper, all in the cypress family. Nonconiferous trees that are called white cedar include the chinaberry (Melia azedarach, mahogany family) and some members of the plant families Bignoniaceae (trumpet creepers), Celastraceae (staff trees), Myristicaceae (nutmegs), Burseraceae, and Dipterocarpaceae. Botanically, white cedar is Chamaecyparis thyoides, a picturesque tree with purple cones, native to North America and East Asia. The wood is used for carpentry, pencils, storage chests, interiors, and fence posts
- whitecedar
- Alternative spelling of white cedar
- southern white cedar
- slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae
- whitecedar
- A variant spelling of white cedar
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White ce·darTurkish pronunciation
hwayt sidırSynonyms
atlantic white cedar, american arborvitae, arborvitae, eastern arborvitae, eastern whitecedar, northern whitecedar, swamp-cedar, chinaberry, persian lilac, cape lilac, syringa, bead treePronunciation
/ˈhwīt ˈsēdər/ /ˈhwaɪt ˈsiːdɜr/
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