incense cedar


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incense cedar

n.
A coniferous evergreen tree (Calocedrus decurrens syn. Libocedrus decurrens) of western North America, having flattened branches with scalelike leaves.
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Noun 1. incense cedar - any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood
cedar, cedar tree - any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
genus Libocedrus, Libocedrus - cypresses that resemble cedars
2. [画像:incense cedar - tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark]incense cedar - tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark
cedar, cedar tree - any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
Calocedrus, genus Calocedrus - tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus
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