Noun: Atlantic white cedar
- Slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae
"Atlantic white cedars line the coastal wetlands";
- southern white cedar, coast white cedar, white cypress, white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides
Type of: cedar, cedar tree
Part of: Chamaecyparis, genus Chamaecyparis
Encyclopedia: Atlantic white cedar