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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

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

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

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

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

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