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CALOCEDRUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Calocedrus mean?

• CALOCEDRUS (noun)
The noun CALOCEDRUS has 1 sense:

1. tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus

Familiarity information: CALOCEDRUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CALOCEDRUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Calocedrus; genus Calocedrus

Hypernyms ("Calocedrus" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Calocedrus"):

Calocedrus decurrens; incense cedar; Libocedrus decurrens; red cedar (tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark)

Holonyms ("Calocedrus" is a member of...):

Cupressaceae; cypress family; family Cupressaceae (cypresses and junipers and many cedars)

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