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thuja
[ thoo-juh ]
noun
- any tree of the genus Thuja, comprising the arborvitaes.
- the wood of the sandarac tree.
thuja
/ ˈθuːjə /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thuja1
1750–60; < New Latin, Medieval Latin thuia, < Medieval Greek thuía, for Greek thýa kind of African tree
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thuja1
C18: from New Latin, from Medieval Latin thuia, ultimately from Greek thua name of an African tree
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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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