white cedar
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- 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
See white cedar in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun Either of two North American evergreen trees (Thuja occidentalis or Chamaecyparis thyoides) having light-colored wood.
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