coast white cedar

coast white cedar
noun
slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae
Hypernyms: ↑cedar, ↑cedar tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Chamaecyparis, ↑genus Chamaecyparis

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