Port Orford Cedar Definition

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noun
A tall evergreen coniferous tree (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) native to southwest Oregon and northwest California, having reddish-brown bark and drooping branches with scalelike leaves.
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Synonyms:
  • Lawson's cedar
  • Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
  • Lawson's cypress
  • Oregon cedar

Origin of Port Orford Cedar

  • After Port Orford , a town of southwest Oregon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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