Alaska cedar (redirected from Callitropsis nootkatensis)

Alaska cedar

n.

1. An evergreen tree (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) of northwest North America. Also called Nootka cypress.

2. The decay-resistant wood of this tree, used for boats, construction materials, and furniture.

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Alaska cedar - tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Nootka cypress, yellow cedar, yellow cypress cedar, cedar tree - any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars Chamaecyparis, genus Chamaecyparis - a genus of Chamaecyparis