white cedar

noun

: an aromatic evergreen swamp tree (Chamaecyparis thyoides) of the cypress family that occurs along the eastern coast of the U.S. and has branchlets in fan-shaped sprays and small round cones

also : its wood

: northern white cedar

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Food sources to focus on include beggar’s lice, dogwood, greenbriar, hemlock, white cedar, and many more. —

Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024 Eastern equine encephalitis, also called EEE or Triple E, is a rare but potentially deadly virus that is typically spread by mosquitoes in certain swampy areas, including red maple and white cedar swamps in Massachusetts. —

Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024 The notes range from ginger to orris root, white cedar and vetiver. —

Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024 At a glance, the striking, multi-winged home is almost Scandinavian in its appearance, thanks to the slender planks of untreated white cedar that line the exterior. —

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