white cedar vs Chamaecyparis thyoides

white cedar and Chamaecyparis thyoides both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
white cedar	Yes	No	No	No
Chamaecyparis thyoides	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, white cedar and Chamaecyparis thyoides are synonyms defined as:

white cedar and Chamaecyparis thyoides: slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae

Other synonyms of white cedar include Atlantic white cedar, coast white cedar, southern white cedar, white cypress.

white cedar (noun)	Chamaecyparis thyoides (noun)
slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae	slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae
small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets