whitecedar

Noun

white cedar (plural white cedars)

1. An Atlantic white cypress (Chamaecyparis thyoides).

   Synonyms:

   Atlantic white cedar

2. An evergreen coniferous tree, of species Thuja occidentalis, native to the northeastern US and southeastern Canada.

   Synonyms:

   American arborvitae, arborvitae, eastern arborvitae, eastern whitecedar, northern whitecedar, swamp-cedar

3. A Mexican white cedar (Cupressus lusitanica)

   Synonyms:

   chinaberry, Persian lilac, Cape lilac, bead tree

4. A chinaberry shrub (Melia azedarach), in family Meliaceae.
5. A tree of species Tabebuia heterophylla, of the Caribbean and South America, in family Bignoniaceae.