Incense Cedar (Noun)
Meaning 1
Tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
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Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Incense cedar has a calming and refreshing effect due to the unique aroma emitted from its scented wood.
- Many musical instruments and luxury boxes are crafted from incense cedar because of its beauty and the way the fragrance subtly emerges from the polished wood.
- Landscapers prize the sturdy, conical form and delicate fragrance of the incense cedar in landscapes for coastal towns with frosty winter weather.
- Birdhouses can also benefit from using durable, attractive wood, like the dense timber found on an incense cedar.
- Piles of aged firewood featuring rough-split cedar tree, predominantly old growth western incense cedar adds decorative depth outdoors as plant border lining feature.scalablytyped