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