thuja

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/ˈθu.jə//ˈθu.d͡ʒə/

noun

A tree of the genus Thuja.

OriginAncient Greek θυία →
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Meanings

nounthuja (plural thujas)

plural thujas

  1. A tree of the genus Thuja.

    She walked among the thuja trees in the garden and wept: over the book, over her children, over her lost country.

    2015, Rosemary Sullivan, Stalin's Daughter, →ISBN, page 305

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekθυία
  2. Englishthuja

From taxonomic New Latin Thuja, from Ancient Greek θυία (thuía).

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Translations

Catalan tuia
  • tuiaa tree of the genus Thuja
Esperanto tujo
  • tujoa tree of the genus Thuja
Finnish tuija
  • tuijaa tree of the genus Thuja
German Thuja
  • Thujaa tree of the genus Thuja
Polish żywotnik, tuja
  • żywotnika tree of the genus Thuja
  • tujaa tree of the genus Thuja
Portuguese tuia
  • tuiaa tree of the genus Thuja
Russian ту́я
  • ту́я (túja)a tree of the genus Thuja
Spanish tuya
  • tuyaa tree of the genus Thuja
Swedish tuja
  • tujaa tree of the genus Thuja
Turkish mazı
  • mazıa tree of the genus Thuja
Cite this entry
APA

thuja. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thuja

MLA

“thuja.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thuja. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thuja,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thuja.

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