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Noun: pencil cedar  'pen-sul 'see-du(r)
  1. Any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils
    "The Eastern red cedar is often used as a pencil cedar tree";
    - pencil cedar tree
     
  2. Wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils
    "The smooth texture of pencil cedar makes it ideal for pencil production"

Derived forms: pencil cedars

Type of: juniper, red cedar

Part of: genus Juniperus, Juniperus

Encyclopedia: Pencil cedar