EASTERN RED CEDAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles

Synonyms:

eastern red cedar; Juniperus virginiana; red cedar; red juniper

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("eastern red cedar" is a kind of...):

pencil cedar; pencil cedar tree (any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils)

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