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Thuja occidentalis

Definition:

a small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scale-like leaves on flattened branchlets

Class:

plant noun

Usage:

species

Plural:

Thuja occidentalis*
(* Thuja occidentalis may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

arborvitae » conifer » gymnospermous tree » tree » woody plant » vascular plant » plant » organism » living thing

Member of:

Thuja » Cupressaceae » Pinales » Pinophyta » Plantae

Original source:

WordNet

Synonyms:

American arborvitae | northern white cedar | T. occidentalis [abbreviation, species] | white cedar

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