red cedar
noun
Also called eastern red cedar, savin.
an American, coniferous tree, Juniperus virginiana, yielding a fragrant, reddish wood used for making lead pencils, etc.
the western red cedar, Thuja plicata.
the wood of these trees.
Origin of red cedar
An Americanism dating back to 1675–85
Words nearby red cedar
red brigades,
red bug,
red cabbage,
red card,
red carpet,
red cedar,
red cell,
red cent,
red chamber,
red china,
red chokeberry
Example sentences from the Web for red cedar
The position upon a branch of the red-cedar is one that is frequently chosen.
Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States |Thomas G. GentryThe wood of the cedar of Lebanon is fragrant, though not so strongly scented as that of the juniper or red-cedar of America.
These were red-cedar roofing shingles from British Columbia.
A Prairie Courtship |Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for red cedar
red cedar
noun
any of several North American coniferous trees, esp Juniperus virginiana, a juniper that has fragrant reddish wood used for making pencils, and Thuja plicata, an arbor vitae
the wood of any of these trees