Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
Thuya .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed leaves.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Cupressaceae — coniferous trees in thecypress family.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun red cedar
Etymologies
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Examples
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I took that tiny bit, divided it into four little pieces, and two years later, that beautiful little Thuja is spilling over in lovely clumps along the walkway.
A Plain House (1) 2008
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Also called the Thuja, it is of cypress shape, slow growing and finely veined in the lower part of the base.
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Silva of California under the more recent specific name Thuja plicata.
Steep Trails John Muir 1876
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Also called the Thuja, it is of cypress shape, slow growing and finely veined in the lower part of the base.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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North America, which was given the scientific name Thuja plicata.
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North America, which was given the scientific name Thuja plicata.
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North America, which was given the scientific name Thuja plicata.
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North America, which was given the scientific name Thuja plicata.
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North America, which was given the scientific name Thuja plicata.
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While weeding, I came across a little clump of struggling "Thuja" in one corner.
A Plain House (1) 2008
3WheelGranny commented on the word Thuja
"Not a valid Scrabble word" but playing against the computer, and the bot played "thuja".
February 24, 2018
alexz commented on the word Thuja
see thuja
February 24, 2018