cedar, cedar tree, true cedar
(noun) any cedar of the genus Cedrus
cedar, cedarwood
(noun) durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
cedar, cedar tree
(noun) any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cedar
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cedar (countable and uncountable, plural cedars)
(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
(countable) A coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja.
(countable) A flowering tree of the family Meliaceae, especially of the genera Cedrela or Toona.
(uncountable) The aromatic wood from a Cedrus tree, or from any of several unrelated trees.
• Cerda, CerdĂ , acred, arced, cader, cadre, cared, decar, e-card, ecard, raced
Source: Wiktionary
Ce"dar, n. Etym: [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: 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 Chamoecyparis sphæroidea; 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 (Zoöl.), 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.
Definition: Of or pertaining to cedar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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