thuja

[ thoo-juh ]

noun

1. any tree of the genus Thuja, comprising the arborvitaes.
2. the wood of the sandarac tree.

thuja

/ ˈθuːjə /

noun

1. any of various coniferous trees of the genus Thuja, of North America and East Asia, having scalelike leaves, small cones, and an aromatic wood: family Cupressaceae See also arbor vitae

Word History and Origins

Origin of thuja¹

1750–60; < New Latin, Medieval Latin thuia, < Medieval Greek thuía, for Greek thýa kind of African tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of thuja¹

C18: from New Latin, from Medieval Latin thuia, ultimately from Greek thua name of an African tree

Example Sentences

The Western red cedar, or Thuja plicata, is the largest tree in the Pacific Northwest and one of the oldest in Western Washington.

From Seattle Times

An evergreen tree of the cypress tribe, genus Thuja.

From Project Gutenberg

The leaves of conifers are characterized by their small size, e.g. the needle-form represented by Pinus, Cedrus, Larix, &c., the linear flat or angular leaves, appressed to the branches, of Thuja, Cupressus, Libocedrus, &c.

From Project Gutenberg

The arbor vitae or northern white cedar, Thuja occidentalis L., is found occasionally on the bluffs overlooking Lake Michigan, on the cliffs of Starved Rock, in Elgin City Park, and in bogs in Lake County.

From Project Gutenberg

Farther west, towards the Pacific coast, extensive forests are found consisting, according to latitude and elevation above the sea, of pines, larches, fir, Thujas and Tsugas.

From Project Gutenberg