[red cedar] n (1682) 1: a common juniper (Juniperus virginiana) chiefly of the eastern U.S. that has dark green closely imbricated scalelike leaves; also: a related tree (J. silicicola) of the southeastern U.S.
2: an arborvitae (Thuja plicata) of the Pacific Northwest
3: the red or reddish brown wood of a red cedar