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Definition of Atlantic white cedar
1. Noun. Slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae.
Generic synonyms: Cedar, Cedar Tree
Group relationships: Chamaecyparis, Genus Chamaecyparis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atlantic White Cedar
Literary usage of Atlantic white cedar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings for the Eight Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference by M. Boya Edwards (2001)
"INTRODUCTION Atlantic white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides (L) BSP, was once widely
distributed from New Jersey to western Florida and was a dominant species ..."
2. America's Curious Botanist: A Tercentennial Reappraisal of John Bartram by Nancy Everill Hoffmann, John C. Van Horne (2004)
"... ed., Atlantic white cedar Wetlands (Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, Inc., 1987),
pp. 69-81. ..."
3. Classification of Wetlands & Deepwater Habitats of the U. S. by Lewis M. Cowardin (1979)
"Along the Atlantic Coast, Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) is one
of the most common dominants on organic soils. ..."
4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William MacKinley Klein (1993)
"CUPRESSACEAE • Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) BSP Atlantic white-cedar Evergreen
tree Sphagnum bogs. Early Bucks and Phila. Co. occurrences reported but not ..."