red cedar

n 1: large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States

[syn: {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 [syn: {eastern red cedar}, {red juniper}, {Juniperus

virginiana}]

3: tall tree of North American Pacific coast having

cypress-like foliage and cinnamon-red bark [syn: {incense

cedar}, {Calocedrus decurrens}, {Libocedrus decurrens}]

4: fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees