thuya

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noun

Any member of the genus Thuya.

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Meanings

nounthuya (plural thuyas)

plural thuyas

  1. Any member of the genus Thuya.

    Thuya, Ara, or Sandrac-tree, is probably the Arbor vitæ of Theophrastus: it is similar in leaf to the juniper, and, besides producing the gum sandrac, the wood is invaluable [...].

    1809, James Grey Jackson, An Account of the Empire of Marocco, section VIII

Origin

From the genus name.

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APA

thuya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thuya

MLA

“thuya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thuya. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thuya,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thuya.

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