red_cedar | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) tall tree of North American Pacific coast having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark | |
Synonyms: | Calocedrus_decurrens Libocedrus_decurrens incense_cedar | |
Related terms: | cedar Calocedrus | |
2. | [ noun ] small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles | |
Synonyms: | red_juniper Juniperus_virginiana eastern_red_cedar | |
Related terms: | pencil_cedar | |
3. | [ noun ] (botany) large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States | |
Synonyms: | canoe_cedar Thuja_plicata western_red_cedar | |
Related terms: | arborvitae Thuja | |
4. | [ noun ] fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees | |
Related terms: | cedar pencil_cedar | |
Similar spelling: |
reduced red_setter |