southern white cedar | (n) slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae, Syn. white cedar, white cypress, coast white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic white cedar |
american arborvitae | (n) small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets, Syn. Thuja occidentalis, northern white cedar, white cedar |