thuya means any member of the genus Thuya. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Etymology
From the genus name.
noun
- Any member of the genus Thuya.“Thuya, Ara, or Sandrac-tree, is probably the Arbor vitæ of Theophrastus: it is similar in leaf to the juniper, and, besides producing the gum sandrac, the wood is invaluable [...].”