English
Alternative forms
redcedar (US)
Noun
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en-noun|sg=red cedar
- an evergreen tree of the juniper family having reddish wood and found in North America.
- an evergreen tree of the arbor vitae family with reddish wood, found in North America.
- an evergreen tree of the mahogany family with reddish wood, found in Australia.
- the wood of any of these trees.
Scientific names
(tree of the juniper family): Juniperus virginiana
(tree of the arbor vitae family): Thuja plicata
(tree of the mahogany family): Toona australis
Synonyms
(tree of the juniper family): eastern juniper, eastern red cedar
(tree of the arbor vitae family): western red cedar, giant arborvitae (US)
(tree of the mahogany family): Australian red cedar
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