Pencil Cedar Tree (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The pencil cedar tree was once abundant in the eastern United States, but its population declined due to over-harvesting.
- Pencil cedar trees are commonly used as ornamental plants in landscaping due to their attractive, conical shape.
- Eastern red cedar, a type of pencil cedar tree, is also used to make chests and closets because its wood repels insects.
- The Appalachian Mountains were once home to vast forests of pencil cedar trees, but many were clear-cut for their valuable timber.
- Old pencils can still be made from the wood of the pencil cedar tree, which is sustainably harvested by some small-scale manufacturers.