Thuja

See also: thuja

Translingual

Thuja occidentalis, the arborvitae.

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• Thuya (obsolete)

Etymology

Irregular representation of Ancient Greek θυία (thuía), θύα (thúa), the name of an African tree now designated Tetraclinis articulata and known in English as the arar tree.

Proper noun

Thuja f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – thujas, coniferous trees in the cypress family.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Pinopsida - class; Pinidae - subclass; Pinales - order; Cupressaceae - family; Cupressoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): , , , ,  - species