pencil cedar

noun

1

a

: any of several junipers with wood suitable for or used for making pencils: such as

(1)

: red cedar sense 1a

(2)

: east african cedar

(3)

: a rather small densely pyramidal tree (Juniperus bermudiana) that is grown in warm regions as an ornamental

b

: incense cedar

2

Australia

a

: red bean

b

: she-pine sense 1

3

: the wood of a pencil cedar

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