Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of coniferous trees of the tribe Cupressineœ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A genus of cedarlike cypresses.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun cypresses that resemble cedars

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Examples

  • The dominant species are Pinus quadrifolia, P. jeffreyi, P. contorta, P. lambertiana, Abies concolor, and Libocedrus decurren.

    Sierra Juarez and San Pedro Martir pine-oak forests 2008

  • Possums have caused the widespread death of kamahi and rata in lowland forests and the death of kaikawaka (Libocedrus bidwillii) and Hall's totara (Podocarpus hallii) in the southern ranges.

    Northland temperate forests 2008

  • Libocedrus bidwillii, or Phyllocladus alpinus present on the island.

    Rakiura Island temperate forests 2008

  • This is dominated by Podocarpus hallii, P. dacrydioides, Weinmannia racemosa, Libocedrus bidwillii and there are numerous epiphytic ferns, orchids and fungi.

    Tongariro National Park, New Zealand 2008

  • The species-poor, high mountain forest includes conifers (Podocarpus, Dacrycarpus, Dacridium, Papuacedrus, Araucaria, and Libocedrus) and Myrtacae, with a thin canopy and prominent understory.

    Central Range montane rain forests 2008

  • Upper montane forest consists of conifers (Podocarpus, Dacrycarpus, Dacridium, Papuacedrus, Araucaria, and Libocedrus) and Myrtacae, with a thin canopy and prominent understory.

    Central Range sub-alpine grasslands 2007

  • White Cedar = (_Libocedrus decurrens_) (Incense Cedar).

    Seasoning of Wood

  • Libocedrus decurrens ligustrum species lilac species liliums lily-of-the-valley lima beans lime and sulfur wash

    Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) 1906

  • Libocedrus decurrens; _ cephalotaxus and podocarpus; cryptomeria; Bhotan pine, _Pinus excelsa; _ and the native pines of the regions.

    Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) 1906

  • The Douglas spruce, the yellow and sugar pines and brown-barked Libocedrus here reach their finest developments of beauty and grandeur.

    The Yosemite John Muir 1876

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