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western red cedar

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western red cedar
n.
See red cedar.
western red cedar
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a large North American arbor vitae, Thuja plicata, found along and near the Pacific coast
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of this tree, used by North American Indians for building and for carving totem poles
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Noun1.western red cedarwestern red cedar - large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States
canoe cedar, red cedar, Thuja plicata
genus Thuja, Thuja - red cedar
arborvitae - any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis


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