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red cedar vs pencil cedar

pencil cedar vs red cedar

red cedar and pencil cedar both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
red cedar Yes No No No
pencil cedar Yes No No No
As nouns, pencil cedar is a hypernym of red cedar; that is, pencil cedar is a word with a broader meaning than red cedar:
  • red cedar: small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles
  • pencil cedar: any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils
Other hypernyms of red cedar include pencil cedar tree.
As nouns, pencil cedar is a hyponym of red cedar; that is, pencil cedar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than red cedar:
  • red cedar: fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees
  • pencil cedar: wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils
red cedar (noun) pencil cedar (noun)
tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils
small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils
large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States
fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees
Difference between red cedar and pencil cedar

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