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Definition of Pencil cedar tree
1. Noun. Any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils.
Terms within: Pencil Cedar
Group relationships: Genus Juniperus, Juniperus
Generic synonyms: Juniper
Specialized synonyms: Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus Virginiana, Red Cedar, Red Juniper, Bermuda Cedar, Juniperus Bermudiana, East African Cedar, Juniperus Procera
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pencil Cedar Tree
Literary usage of Pencil cedar tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Woodby Herbert Stone by Herbert Stone (1921)
"Large globular wart surrounding the butt of a small Pencil Cedar-tree. The latter
is only four inches in diameter, whereas the wart measures fifteen inches ..."
2. History of the British Colonies by Robert Montgomery Martin (1835)
"... and desk, made of the pencil cedar tree of the colony, and aisles and pews,
in the same manner as the well-finished churches of the English metropolis. ..."
3. History of Austral-Asia: Comprising New South Wales, Van Dieman's Island by Robert Montgomery Martin (1839)
"... having its interior fitted up with an organ, a handsome pulpit and desk.
made of the pencil cedar tree of the colony, and aisles and pews, ..."
4. The Rise, Progress, and Present State of Van Dieman's Land: With Advice to by Henry Walter Parker (1833)
"A neat white church,* the interior of which is fitted up with an organ, a handsome
pulpit and desk, made of the pencil cedar tree of the colony, is large, ..."
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