port orford cedar

Port Orford cedar

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noun port orford cedar a tall tree, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, of coastal Oregon, having flattened, scalelike foliage and wood highly valued as timber. 1
noun port orford cedar the fragrant wood of this tree. 1

before 1870

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1870-75, Americanism; named after Port Orford, Oregon

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