noun
slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae
• Syn: ↑coast white cedar, ↑Atlantic white cedar, ↑white cypress, ↑white cedar, ↑Chamaecyparis thyoides
• Hypernyms: ↑cedar, ↑cedar tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Chamaecyparis, ↑genus Chamaecyparis
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noun : a strong-scented evergreen tree (Chamaecyparis thyoides) somewhat resembling the American arborvitae but having smaller leaves and globose cones with peltate scales
Useful english dictionary. 2012.