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. See arbor vitae
   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 Thuja Cerate is a valuable application for malignant ulcers.

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Each fluid ounce represents: Thuja Occidentalis, 31⁄2 grains.

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Thuja occidentalis (American arbor-vit), one of the prevailing.

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Richard ran to a boy who was lifting and removing a young thuja.

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Perhaps the scent of the Thuja and the Juniperus is offensive to them.

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