Port Orford Cedar Definition
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noun
A tall evergreen coniferous tree (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) native to southwest Oregon and northwest California, having reddish-brown bark and drooping branches with scalelike leaves.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- Lawson's cedar
- Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
- Lawson's cypress
- Oregon cedar
Origin of Port Orford Cedar
After Port Orford , a town of southwest Oregon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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