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Definition of Eastern red cedar

1. Noun. Small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles.

Definition of Eastern red cedar

1. Noun. A species of juniper, ''Juniperus virginiana''. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Eastern Red Cedar

Literary usage of Eastern red cedar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lumber and Its Uses by Royal Shaw Kellogg (1919)
"—takes chiefly the Western cedars; while under the heading of professional and scientific instruments is included the eastern red cedar used in pencil ..."

2. Lumber, Its Manufacture and Distribution by Ralph Clement Bryant (1922)
"There are no official rules for grading eastern red cedar, the product usually being sold log run. The only ones for southern white cedar are those prepared ..."

3. Logging: The Principles and General Methods of Operation in the United States by Ralph Clement Bryant (1913)
"... posts and poles; the western larch (L. occidentalis), manufactured into dimension lumber, ties and posts; eastern red cedar (Juniperus ..."

4. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1906)
"... such a survey with reference to the tree flora. Family PINACEAE. Of our three native species only one occurs in eastern Nebraska. eastern red cedar ..."

5. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1906)
"... such a survey with reference to the tree flora. Family PINACEAE. Of our three native species only one occurs in eastern Nebraska. eastern red cedar ..."

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