Alaska cedar

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun An evergreen tree (Xanthocyparis nootkatensis syn. Cupressus nootkatensis or Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) of northwest North America.
• noun The decay-resistant wood of this tree, used for boats, construction materials, and furniture.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun See cedar, dab.

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• noun tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament