1. (

• western_red_cedar ,
• red_cedar ,
• canoe_cedar ,
• Thuja_plicata

) large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States ;

2. (

• eastern_red_cedar ,
• red_cedar ,
• red_juniper ,
• Juniperus_virginiana

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

3. (

• incense_cedar ,
• red_cedar ,
• Calocedrus_decurrens ,
• Libocedrus_decurrens

) tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark ;

4. (

• red_cedar ,

) fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees ;