"red cedar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: red cedars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} red cedar (countable and uncountable, plural red cedars)
  1. A juniper of species (Juniperus virginiana) native to North America and highly prized for its fragrant wood. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Cypress family plants, Sapindales order plants
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  2. An arbor vitae of species Thuja plicata), found in North America. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Cypress family plants, Sapindales order plants Synonyms (arbor vitae): western red cedar, giant arborvitae [US]
    Sense id: en-red_cedar-en-noun-3-~PlTZZ Disambiguation of Cypress family plants: 22 21 18 13 18 7 Disambiguation of Sapindales order plants: 22 20 19 12 19 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 16 21 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 24 16 18 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 23 16 16 16 6 Disambiguation of 'arbor vitae': 7 73 5 7 4 3
  3. A tree of species Toona sureni, of eastern Asia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Cypress family plants, Sapindales order plants
    Sense id: en-red_cedar-en-noun-zl4TSFok Disambiguation of Cypress family plants: 22 21 18 13 18 7 Disambiguation of Sapindales order plants: 22 20 19 12 19 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 16 21 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 24 16 18 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 23 16 16 16 6
  4. An evergreen tree of the mahogany family with reddish wood, found in Australia (Toona australis). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Cypress family plants, Sapindales order plants Synonyms (tree of the mahogany family): Australian red cedar
    Sense id: en-red_cedar-en-noun-9PHBQDbF Disambiguation of Cypress family plants: 22 21 18 13 18 7 Disambiguation of Sapindales order plants: 22 20 19 12 19 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 16 21 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 24 16 18 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 23 16 16 16 6 Disambiguation of 'tree of the mahogany family': 0 0 16 63 16 5
  5. A tree of species Trichilia hirta, found from Mexico to Paraguay. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Cypress family plants, Sapindales order plants
    Sense id: en-red_cedar-en-noun-Yzhq6mVW Disambiguation of Cypress family plants: 22 21 18 13 18 7 Disambiguation of Sapindales order plants: 22 20 19 12 19 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 16 21 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 24 16 18 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 23 16 16 16 6
  6. Wood of any of these trees. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-red_cedar-en-noun-UXPt6EIP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eastern juniper, eastern red cedar, redcedar [US]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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