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cèdre rouge [2 records]

Record 1 2021-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Cupressaceae.

OBS

red cedar: common name also used to refer to the species Juniperus scopulorum.

OBS

eastern red-cedar: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

Key term(s)
  • Virginian juniper
  • Virginian cedar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille Cupressaceae.

OBS

genévrier de Virginie : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Key term(s)
  • genévrier de la Virginie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2011-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood
  • Natural Construction Materials
DEF

A highly aromatic red cedar with white streaks, used for fence posts, shingles, and mothproof closet linings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
OBS

Bois mi-léger et tendre, non résistant, aromatique, à fine texture, non poreux, rose rouge; [...] il est recherché pour la confection de coffres et de garde-robes à l'épreuve des mites. Il est durable au contact du sol et, là où il croît, on s'en sert comme piquets de clôture.

Spanish

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