red cedar
noun
1
: a common juniper (Juniperus virginiana) chiefly of the eastern U.S. that has dark green closely imbricated scalelike leaves
also
: a related tree (J. silicicola) of the southeastern U.S.
3
: the red or reddish-brown wood of a red cedar
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Jackson, a member of the Chilkoot-Tlingit tribe, has been carving for more than 60 years, and today his red cedar creations are exhibited in museums around the world.
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Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024
If the fire clears out some of that overgrowth and the eastern red cedar, the prairie grass and forb species will regenerate in those areas, restoring wildlife habitat.
—Karen Hickman, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
Our flames destroyed the young Eastern red cedars that threatened to turn prairie into woodland.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 29 Feb. 2024
Across the border, that area of Oklahoma is more rugged and has another problem: a lot of eastern red cedar that are native but have expanded as invasive species because of the lack of periodic fire.
—Karen Hickman, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
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Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024
If the fire clears out some of that overgrowth and the eastern red cedar, the prairie grass and forb species will regenerate in those areas, restoring wildlife habitat.
—Karen Hickman, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
Our flames destroyed the young Eastern red cedars that threatened to turn prairie into woodland.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 29 Feb. 2024
Across the border, that area of Oklahoma is more rugged and has another problem: a lot of eastern red cedar that are native but have expanded as invasive species because of the lack of periodic fire.
—Karen Hickman, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Red cedar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20cedar. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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