Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The white or post cedar, Libocedrus decurrens, a native of the Pacific coast of the United States, from Oregon south, growing on the mountains. It is a large tree with light, soft, but durable wood.
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Examples
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Arctostaphylos spp. and chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum or mixed coniferous forest with ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa, incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens, Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii, white fir Abies concolor and California black oak Quercus kelloggii.
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In the mixed conifer forests of California and southern Oregon, white fir may form pure stands or share dominance with species such as incense-cedar, ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, sugar pine, Jeffrey pine, and Douglas pine.
White fir 2009
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At the entrance to the grounds an incense-cedar on one side and an arbor-vitae on the other stand dignified guard.
A Backward Glance at Eighty Murdock, Charles A 1921
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It wasn’t a Sequoia, it was just another incense-cedar, but huge.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Wealth and the Environment 2008
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