n.
Pronunciation: ' thü-j ə , ' thyü-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Thuja, from Medieval Latin thuia, a cedar, from Greek thyia, from thyein to sacrifice ― more at THYME
Date: circa 1760
: any of a genus ( Thuja ) of evergreen shrubs and trees (as an arborvitae) of the cypress family having scalelike closely imbricated or compressed leaves