A conical cypress whose foliage has an unpleasant turpentine smell when crushed, native to western North America and typically growing at high altitudes.
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, family Cupressaceae
Definition of Nootka cypress in US English:
Nootka cypress
noun
A conical cypress whose foliage has a turpentine smell when crushed. Native to western North America and typically growing at high altitudes, it is one of the parent species of the Leyland cypress.