Red cedar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States
    canoe cedar; Thuja plicata; western red cedar.
  2. noun small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles
    eastern red cedar; red juniper; Juniperus virginiana.
  3. noun tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark
    incense cedar; Libocedrus decurrens; Calocedrus decurrens.
  4. noun fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees

WordNet

Definitions
  1. . (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree (Juniperus Virginiana) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood. (b) A tree of India and Australia (Cedrela Toona) having fragrant reddish wood; called also toon tree in India.

Webster 1913