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Meaning of yellow cedar in English:

yellow cedar

noun

  • 1The yellowish wood of the Australian rainforest tree Rhodosphaera rhodanthema (family Anacardiaceae); the tree itself.

  • 2US The Nootka cypress, Cupressus nootkatensis; the wood of this tree.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in New York Spectator.