Oregon Cedar (Noun)
Meaning
Large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The forest was dominated by a mix of western hemlock and massive western redcedar and western redcypress but a few western white pine and an occasional giant Oregon cedar were also present.
- It's one of the tallest Oregon cedar trees in the park, measuring 192 feet in height and its trunk diameter measures about 10 feet.
- It has large branches and trunks covered in a moss and the moss hangs down in large pieces resembling green locks which adds to the mysterious aura of the ancient Oregon cedar.
- One Oregon cedar, said to be more than 1000 years old, towers above the other trees and provides an imposing centerpiece to the area.
- An especially tall and well formed Oregon cedar caught his eye as it grew almost to the summit of the rocky knoll and rose a few feet higher than its surroundings.