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☆ white cedar
- an evergreen tree (Chamaecyparis thyoides) of the cypress family, growing in swampy land in the E U.S.
- its soft, light-colored wood
- the American arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis), growing in cool areas of the NE U.S.
- its soft, brittle, durable wood
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