red cedar
noun
1
: a common juniper (Juniperus virginiana) chiefly of the eastern U.S. that has dark green closely imbricated scalelike leaves
also : a related tree (J. silicicola) of the southeastern U.S.
2
: western red cedar sense 1
3
: the red or reddish-brown wood of a red cedar
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In a 2012 case of tree theft, a man pled guilty to poaching bigleaf maple, Western red cedar trees, and Douglas fir, at least one of which was 300 years old, from Olympic National Forest. 
Lyndsie Bourgon, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 But preservationists and architecture appreciators worked to have the red cedar and concrete block house dismantled and moved, along with its furnishings, appliances and other contents, 24 miles to land outside the Oregon Garden. oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2021 For starters, Davies designed new siding that lined the first story of the back of the house, along with the short overhang, in tongue-and-groove Western red cedar. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 Visitors enter through a wavelike archway constructed out of red cedar from British Columbia. Siobhan Reid, Washington Post, 29 June 2022 The center section, which is the main living space, is faced with Western red cedar. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 Made of Western red cedar, these handmade dice are good for outdoor and indoor decor alike. Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022 The 35-foot eastern red cedar was grown in Fitzpatrick, which is southeast of Montgomery near Union Springs. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 29 Nov. 2021 My 30-year-old, healthy red cedar is being gnawed on at night. oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2021 See More
Lyndsie Bourgon, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 But preservationists and architecture appreciators worked to have the red cedar and concrete block house dismantled and moved, along with its furnishings, appliances and other contents, 24 miles to land outside the Oregon Garden. oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2021 For starters, Davies designed new siding that lined the first story of the back of the house, along with the short overhang, in tongue-and-groove Western red cedar. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 Visitors enter through a wavelike archway constructed out of red cedar from British Columbia. Siobhan Reid, Washington Post, 29 June 2022 The center section, which is the main living space, is faced with Western red cedar. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 Made of Western red cedar, these handmade dice are good for outdoor and indoor decor alike. Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022 The 35-foot eastern red cedar was grown in Fitzpatrick, which is southeast of Montgomery near Union Springs. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 29 Nov. 2021 My 30-year-old, healthy red cedar is being gnawed on at night. oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1