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Definition of Libocedrus
1. Noun. Cypresses that resemble cedars.
Generic synonyms: Gymnosperm Genus
Group relationships: Cupressaceae, Cypress Family, Family Cupressaceae
Member holonyms: Incense Cedar, Kawaka, Libocedrus Plumosa, Libocedrus Bidwillii, Mountain Pine, Pahautea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Libocedrus
Literary usage of Libocedrus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plough, the Loom, and the Anvil (1856)
"Of these he writes thus : " The two last (Filz-Roya and Libocedrus) I never saw
below the enow line. The former inhabits the rocky precipices, ..."
2. A Manual of the North American Gymnosperms: Exclusive of the Cycadales But by David Pearce Penhallow (1907)
"Libocedrus, ENDL. PLATES 32 AND 33 Transverse. The thin and rather dense summer
wood usually showing a more dense median layer. ..."
3. Handy Book of Ornamental Conifers and of Rhododendrons and Other American by Hugh Fraser (1875)
"Libocedrus (THE INCENSE CEDAR). The name of this genus is derived from libanos,
... L. chilensis (the Chilian Libocedrus), also known as Thuja chilensis, ..."
4. Handbook of West-American Cone-bearers by John Gill Lemmon (1900)
"Ninth Genus, Libocedrus ' INCENSE CEDAR. Cones oblong, f to 1 inch long; fertile
scales 2, equal in size, thick, convex; seeds 4, long-winged. No. ..."
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