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Noun: red cedar  red see-du(r)
  1. Large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States
    - western red cedar, canoe cedar, Thuja plicata
     
  2. Small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles
    - eastern red cedar, red juniper, Juniperus virginiana
     
  3. Tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark
    - incense cedar, Calocedrus decurrens, Libocedrus decurrens
     
  4. Fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees

Derived forms: red cedars

Type of: arborvitae, cedar, cedar tree, cedarwood, pencil cedar, pencil cedar tree

Part of: Calocedrus, genus Calocedrus, genus Thuja, Thuja, thuya

Encyclopedia: Red cedar

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