English Explanatory Dictionary

white cedar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In family Cupressaceae (gymnosperms)
  2. An Atlantic white cypress, Chamaecyparis thyoides.
  3. An evergreen coniferous tree, of species Thuja occidentalis, native to the northeastern US and southeastern Canada.
  4. A Mexican white cedar (Cupressus lusitanica)
  5. Among angiosperms:
  6. A chinaberry shrub (Melia azedarach), in family Meliaceae.
  7. A tree of species Tabebuia heterophylla, of the Caribbean and South America, in family Bignoniaceae.

Word forms

white cedar white cedars

Synonyms

Atlantic white cedar American arborvitae arborvitae eastern arborvitae eastern whitecedar northern whitecedar swamp-cedar chinaberry Persian lilac Cape lilac bead tree
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