white cedar

white cedar (plural white cedars)

1. In family Cupressaceae (gymnosperms)
   1. An Atlantic white cypress, Chamaecyparis thyoides.
   2. An evergreen coniferous tree, of species (Thuja occidentalis, native to the northeastern US and southeastern Canada.
   3. A Mexican white cedar (Cupressus lusitanica)
2. Among angiosperms:
   1. A chinaberry shrub (Melia azedarach), in family Meliaceae.
   2. A tree of species Tabebuia heterophylla, of the Caribbean and South America, in family Bignoniaceae.

• (Atlantic white cypress): Atlantic white cedar
• (Thuja occidentalis): American arborvitae, arborvitae, eastern arborvitae, eastern whitecedar, northern whitecedar, swamp-cedar (informal)
• (chinaberry): chinaberry, Persian lilac, Cape lilac, bead tree