DCHP-1 Online
white cedar † 
a species of cedar, Thuja occidentalis, found from southern Manitoba eastward; also, the soft, brittle wood of this tree.
- 1760 There are two kinds of cedar trees, white and red; the white is the largest, and serves to make shingles. . . .
- 1864 This building, made of squared timbers of white cedar . . . placed upon each other was in good preservation.
- 1966 White birch, white cedar . . . and a half a dozen other tree species had their special uses.
- 1760 There are two kinds of cedar trees, white and red; the white is the largest, and serves to make shingles. . . .