First Known Use: circa 1760
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thuja
noun thu·ja \ˈthü-jə, ˈthyü-\
Definition of THUJA
: any of a genus (Thuja) of evergreen shrubs and trees (as an arborvitae) of the cypress family having scalelike closely imbricated or compressed leaves
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Origin of THUJA
New Latin Thuja, from Medieval Latin thuia, a cedar, from Greek thyia, from thyein to sacrifice — more at thyme
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