Noun: incense cedar
- Tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark
"The incense cedar's aromatic wood perfumed the air";
- red cedar, Calocedrus decurrens, Libocedrus decurrens
- Any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood
"The incense cedar wood is valued for its aromatic properties"
Derived forms: incense cedars
Type of: cedar, cedar tree
Part of: Calocedrus, genus Calocedrus, genus Libocedrus, Libocedrus
Encyclopedia: Incense cedar