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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis

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Noun1.Chamaecyparis nootkatensis - tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornamentChamaecyparis nootkatensis - tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament
Alaska cedar, 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
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An Old Wood The USDA Forest Service fact sheet for the species Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, or Alaska yellow cedar, deciphers the name of the genus Chamaecyparis, which is composed of six species native to Japan, Taiwan and both coasts of North America.
Big in Japan: Pacific coast yellow cedar is popular in the Far East by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
 
 
 
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