Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun red_cedar

4 senses of red cedar

Sense 1
western red cedar, red cedar, canoe cedar, Thuja plicata -- (large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States)
       => arborvitae -- (any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis)

Sense 2
eastern red cedar, red cedar, red juniper, Juniperus virginiana -- (small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles)
       => pencil cedar, pencil cedar tree -- (any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils)

Sense 3
incense cedar, red cedar, Calocedrus decurrens, Libocedrus decurrens -- (tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark)
       => cedar, cedar tree -- (any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars)

Sense 4
red cedar -- (fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees)
       => cedar, cedarwood -- (durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests)