red cedar
noun
1
: a common juniper (Juniperus virginiana) chiefly of the eastern U.S. that has dark green closely imbricated scalelike leaves
also
: a related tree (J. silicicola) of the southeastern U.S.
3
: the red or reddish-brown wood of a red cedar
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Designed by France's Quadrapol, the Cabana is based on a double-axle trailer and is clad in larch or red cedar, with a steel roof and a small storage box outside.
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New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
What To Do in Ocracoke, North Carolina Embrace the beauty of Ocracoke’s wild side at this 120-mile preserve that features miles of walking trails that take visitors through lush maritime forest, tidal red cedar forest, salt marsh, wet grasslands, and soundfront beach.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
Guests arrive down a pebbled driveway to a single-story bungalow, elegantly set back among hydrangeas, pitch pines, and red cedars, with a neat lawn and patio with sun loungers and hammock.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
Similarly, our younger trees — loquat, cedar elm, pomegranate, Eastern red cedar, red oak, bigtooth maple, flame-leaf sumacs and the motte of live oaks — are doing fairly well.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
What To Do in Ocracoke, North Carolina Embrace the beauty of Ocracoke’s wild side at this 120-mile preserve that features miles of walking trails that take visitors through lush maritime forest, tidal red cedar forest, salt marsh, wet grasslands, and soundfront beach.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
Guests arrive down a pebbled driveway to a single-story bungalow, elegantly set back among hydrangeas, pitch pines, and red cedars, with a neat lawn and patio with sun loungers and hammock.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
Similarly, our younger trees — loquat, cedar elm, pomegranate, Eastern red cedar, red oak, bigtooth maple, flame-leaf sumacs and the motte of live oaks — are doing fairly well.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Red cedar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20cedar. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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