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Definition of White cedar
1. Noun. Small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets.
Exact synonyms: American Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar, Thuja Occidentalis
Group relationships: Genus Thuja, Thuja
Generic synonyms: Arborvitae
Group relationships: Genus Thuja, Thuja
Generic synonyms: Arborvitae
2. Noun. Slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae.
Exact synonyms: Atlantic White Cedar, Chamaecyparis Thyoides, Coast White Cedar, Southern White Cedar, White Cypress
Generic synonyms: Cedar, Cedar Tree
Group relationships: Chamaecyparis, Genus Chamaecyparis
Generic synonyms: Cedar, Cedar Tree
Group relationships: Chamaecyparis, Genus Chamaecyparis
Definition of White cedar
1. Noun. The Atlantic white cypress. ¹
2. Noun. An evergreen coniferous tree of the ''Cupressaceae'' family, native to the northeastern US and southeastern Canada. ¹
3. Noun. The chinaberry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com