- an arborvitae, Thuja plicata, of western North America, grown as an ornamental.
- the soft, fragrant, reddish wood of this tree, used in the construction of houses, in shipbuilding, for making boxes, etc.
- a large North American arbor vitae, Thuja plicata, found along and near the Pacific coast
- the wood of this tree, used by North American Indians for building and for carving totem poles
