エンピツビャクシン

noun

eastern red cedar; pencil cedar; aromatic cedar

Refers to the tree species Juniperus virginiana, known for its aromatic wood often used in pencils. The name literally means 'pencil juniper'.

• エンピツビャクシンは北きたアメリカ原げん産さんの針しん葉よう樹じゅです。

  The eastern red cedar is a coniferous tree native to North America.

• 鉛えん筆ぴつの材ざい料りょうとしてエンピツビャクシンが使つかわれることがあります。

  Eastern red cedar is sometimes used as a material for pencils.