western red cedar
noun
1
: a large arborvitae (Thuja plicata) chiefly of the Pacific Northwest with reddish-brown bark and wood
called also red cedar
2
: the wood of the western red cedar
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In log rolling, two competitors face off on floating western red cedar logs, switching up treading speed and direction to try and knock their opponent off balance without touching each other.
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Maayan Silver, NPR, 25 July 2025
The Group Tub features a durable combination of marine-grade aluminum and sustainably sourced timbers like western red cedar or thermally treated Nordic pine, chosen for their longevity and natural beauty.
—Bridget Borgobello
july 20, New Atlas, 20 July 2025
Just inland from the Pacific Northwest’s rainforest drip line, with more than 10 feet of rain a year, are the forests dominated by Douglas fir, western red cedar and hemlock, growing in the mild climate with some 70 inches of rain a year, in a thick rumpled green cloak in the Cascade lowlands.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Grizzlies, lynx, and wolverines sniff and scratch through 800-year-old larch and some of the largest western hemlock, western red cedar, and Engelmann spruce in the valley.
—Laura Yale, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024
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Maayan Silver, NPR, 25 July 2025
The Group Tub features a durable combination of marine-grade aluminum and sustainably sourced timbers like western red cedar or thermally treated Nordic pine, chosen for their longevity and natural beauty.
—Bridget Borgobello
july 20, New Atlas, 20 July 2025
Just inland from the Pacific Northwest’s rainforest drip line, with more than 10 feet of rain a year, are the forests dominated by Douglas fir, western red cedar and hemlock, growing in the mild climate with some 70 inches of rain a year, in a thick rumpled green cloak in the Cascade lowlands.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Grizzlies, lynx, and wolverines sniff and scratch through 800-year-old larch and some of the largest western hemlock, western red cedar, and Engelmann spruce in the valley.
—Laura Yale, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Western red cedar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/western%20red%20cedar. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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