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CALOCEDRUS
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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
Sense 1
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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