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b) an evergreen tree of the arbor vitae family with reddish wood, found in North America.Syn: eastern juniper, eastern red cedar, western red cedar, giant arborvitae, Australian red cedar
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Red Cedar — may refer to: Trees and timbers * Australian Red Cedar, Toona ciliata (syn. T. australis ) * Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana * Red Cedar, Acrocarpus fraxinifolius * Western Redcedar, Thuja plicata Places * Red Cedar, Wisconsin, a town in… … Wikipedia
red cedar — ☆ red cedar n. 1. any of a number of juniper trees or shrubs with bluish, berrylike fruit and red wood; esp., a) the eastern red cedar ( Juniperus virginiana) of E North America, with fragrant wood often used to line closets and chests b) the… … English World dictionary
Red cedar — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
red cedar — red′ ce′dar n. 1) pln Also called savin an E North American juniper, Juniperus virginiana yielding a fragrant, moth repellent red wood used for making lead pencils and for lining drawers and chests. 2) pln the western red cedar Thuja plicata[/ex] … From formal English to slang
Red Cedar — (spr. redd ßīder), s. Jowa River … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
red cedar — noun 1. tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon red bark • Syn: ↑incense cedar, ↑Calocedrus decurrens, ↑Libocedrus decurrens • Hypernyms: ↑cedar, ↑cedar tree • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
red cedar — 1. Also called eastern red cedar, savin. an American, coniferous tree, Juniperus virginiana, yielding a fragrant, reddish wood used for making lead pencils, etc. 2. the western red cedar, Thuja plicata. 3. the wood of these trees. [1675 85,… … Universalium
red-cedar — virgininis kadagys statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kiparisinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis augalas (Juniperus virginiana), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaunamas eterinis aliejus. atitikmenys: lot. Juniperus virginiana… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
red-cedar — raudonasis indenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Melijinių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis, medieninis, pašarinis, vaistinis augalas (Toona ciliata), paplitęs pietų Azijoje ir Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Toona ciliata angl. Australian… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
red cedar — noun Date: 1682 1. a common juniper (Juniperus virginiana) chiefly of the eastern United States that has dark green closely imbricated scalelike leaves; also a related tree (J. silicicola) of the southeastern United States 2. western red cedar 1… … New Collegiate Dictionary
