white cedar

(noun) small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets. Synonyms: American arborvitae, northern white cedar, white cedar, Thuja occidentalis.

(noun) slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae. Synonyms: southern white cedar, coast white cedar, Atlantic white cedar, white cypress, white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides.