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  • noun A tree of the genus Thuja.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin Thuja, arborvitae genus, from Medieval Latin thuia, sandarac, variant of Latin thya, from Greek thuā, thuiā.]

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Examples

  • Hoping to strengthen her immune system, she also drinks an herbal tincture rich in thuja, hydrastis and ligustium.

    Going Mainstream 2008

  • Shiploads of thuja are what my body wants to say to your body.

    Chris Abani on the stories of Africa Chris Abani 2007

  • Shiploads of thuja are what my body wants to say to your body.

    Chris Abani on the stories of Africa Chris Abani 2007

  • Shiploads of thuja are what my body wants to say to your body.

    Chris Abani on the stories of Africa Chris Abani 2007

  • We used comfrey on the ulcerated, bleeding areas, and thuja oil, which is usually used for warts.

    The Last Chance Dog D.V.M. Donna Kelleher 2003

  • We used comfrey on the ulcerated, bleeding areas, and thuja oil, which is usually used for warts.

    The Last Chance Dog D.V.M. Donna Kelleher 2003

  • These include a combination of thuja cedar oil and sesame oil, eucalyptus oil, and sesame or olive oil.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • Finally, homeopathic thuja yellow cedar 6th to 30th potency taken three times a day for a week to one month is one of the most effective remedies for warts.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • A combination of thuja, eucalyptus, and olive oils can be used together.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • Western Red cedar thuja plicata up to 80 (N. America)

    Chapter 2 1997

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