Port Orford cedar
[ awr-ferd ]
/ ˈɔr fərd /
noun
a tall tree, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, of coastal Oregon, having flattened, scalelike foliage and wood highly valued as timber.
the fragrant wood of this tree.
Also called
Lawson cypress,
Oregon cedar.
Origin of Port Orford cedar
1870–75,
Americanism; named after
Port Orford, Oregon