a small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scale-like leaves on flattened branchlets
plant noun
T. occidentalis*
(* T. occidentalis may be used in a singular or plural context)
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American arborvitae | northern white cedar | Thuja occidentalis [species] | white cedar
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