单词 | white cedar |
释义 | white cedar in British Englishnoun 1. a coniferous tree, Chamaecyparis thyoides, of swampy regions in North America, having scalelike leaves and boxlike cones: family Cupressaceae See also cypress1 (sense 2)2. the wood of this tree, which is used for building boats, etc 3. a coniferous tree, Thuja occidentalis, of NE North America, having scalelike leaves: family Cupressaceae See also arbor vitae4. the wood of this tree, much used for telegraph poles white cedar in American English US 1. a. an evergreen tree (Chamaecyparis thyoides) of the cypress family, growing in swampy land in the E U.S. b. its soft, light-colored wood 2. a. the American arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis), growing in cool areas of the NE U.S. b. its soft, brittle, durable wood Word lists with wood |
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