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GENUS CALOCEDRUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus
Synonyms:
Calocedrus; genus Calocedrus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Calocedrus" is a kind of...):
gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)
Meronyms (members of "genus Calocedrus"):
Calocedrus decurrens; incense cedar; Libocedrus decurrens; red cedar (tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark)
Holonyms ("genus Calocedrus" is a member of...):
Cupressaceae; cypress family; family Cupressaceae (cypresses and junipers and many cedars)