incense cedar


noun

any of several coniferous trees of the genus Libocedrus (or Calocedrus), especially L. decurrens, of the western U.S., growing to a height of 150 feet (50 meters).
the aromatic, close-grained wood of this tree, used to make pencils, chests, closet linings, etc.

Origin of incense cedar

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example sentences from the Web for incense cedar

  • At the entrance to the grounds an incense-cedar on one side and an arbor-vitae on the other stand dignified guard.

    A Backward Glance at Eighty |Charles A. Murdock