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white cedar definition

☆ white cedar

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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