About The Word Cedar
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Cedar
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What's The Definition Of Cedar?
[n] any cedar of the genus Cedrus
[n] durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests [n] any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars Synonyms | Synonyms for Cedar: cedar tree | true cedar Related Terms | Find terms related to Cedar: See Also | Alaska cedar | Atlantic white cedar | Atlas cedar | Austrocedrus chilensis | Calocedrus decurrens | cedar | cedar of Lebanon | cedarwood | Cedrus | Cedrus atlantica | Cedrus deodara | Cedrus libani | Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis | Chamaecyparis thyoides | Chilean cedar | coast white cedar | conifer | coniferous tree | Cryptomeria japonica | Cupressaceae | cypress family | deodar | deodar cedar | family Cupressaceae | genus Cedrus | Himalayan cedar | incense cedar | Japan cedar | Japanese cedar | kawaka | Lawson's cedar | Lawson's cypress | Libocedrus bidwillii | Libocedrus decurrens | Libocedrus plumosa | mountain pine | Nootka cypress | Oregon cedar | pahautea | Port Orford cedar | red cedar | southern white cedar | sugi | white cedar | white cypress | wood | yellow cedar | yellow cypress Cedar In Webster's Dictionary \Ce"dar\, n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable
for its durability and fragrant odor.
Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white
cedar ({Cupressus thyoides}) is now called
{Cham[oe]cyparis sph[ae]roidea}; American red cedar is
the {Juniperus Virginiana}; Spanish cedar, the West
Indian {Cedrela odorata}. Many other trees with
odoriferous wood are locally called cedar.
{Cedar bird} (Zo["o]l.), a species of chatterer ({Ampelis
cedrarum}), so named from its frequenting cedar trees; --
called also {cherry bird}, {Canada robin}, and {American
waxwing}.
\Ce"dar\, a. Of or pertaining to cedar. |
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