Also called eastern red cedar, savin. an American, coniferous tree, Juniperus virginiana, yielding a fragrant, reddish wood used for making lead pencils, etc.
2.
the western red cedar, Thuja plicata.
3.
the wood of these trees.
Origin
1675-85, Americanism
Examples from the web for red cedar
Now you need to look closely at your tree and decide whether you have a northern white cedar or a red cedar.
Our birdhouses are specially designed to attract small birds and are constructed of western red cedar.
British Dictionary definitions for red cedar
red cedar
noun
1.
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
2.
the wood of any of these trees
Encyclopedia Article for red cedar
common name for many evergreen trees of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), especially western red cedar (Thuja plicata), also known as giant arborvitae, and eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana).
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