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incense cedar

n.

Any of several coniferous evergreen trees of the genera Calocedrus and Libocedrus, having flattened branches with scalelike leaves.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incense cedar - any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood cedar, cedar tree - any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars genus Libocedrus, Libocedrus - cypresses that resemble cedars
	2.	incense cedar - tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark Calocedrus decurrens, Libocedrus decurrens, red cedar cedar, cedar tree - any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars Calocedrus, genus Calocedrus - tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus