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arborvitae

DEFINITIONS OF: arborvitae

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n any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis

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Thuja plicata, canoe cedar, red cedar, western red cedar
large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States
American arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis, northern white cedar, white cedar
small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets
Oriental arborvitae, Platycladus orientalis, Thuja orientalis
Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own genus
Thujopsis dolobrata, hiba arborvitae
slow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an ornamental
Type of:
conifer, coniferous tree
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
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