thuja

[ thoo-juh ]
/ ˈθu dʒə /

noun

any tree of the genus Thuja, comprising the arborvitaes.
the wood of the sandarac tree.
Also thuya.

Origin of thuja

1750–60; < New Latin, Medieval Latin thuia, < Medieval Greek thuía, for Greek thýa kind of African tree

Words nearby thuja

thrymsa, thucydides, thud, thug, thuggee, thuja, thule, thulia, thulium, thumb, thumb a ride

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British Dictionary definitions for thuja

thuja

thuya

/ (ˈθuːjə) /

noun

any of various coniferous trees of the genus Thuja, of North America and East Asia, having scalelike leaves, small cones, and an aromatic wood: family Cupressaceae See also arbor vitae

Word Origin for thuja

C18: from New Latin, from Medieval Latin thuia, ultimately from Greek thua name of an African tree