thuja

thu·ja | \ ˈthü-jə

, ˈthyü- \

Definition of thuja

: any of a genus (Thuja) of evergreen shrubs and trees (such as an arborvitae) of the cypress family that are native to North America and eastern Asia, have flattened branchlets with closely overlapping scalelike leaves, and include various dwarf horticultural cultivars

Examples of thuja in a Sentence

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