cedar
Americannoun
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any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
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any of various junipers, as the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of the cypress family, having reddish-brown bark and dark-blue, berrylike fruit.
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any of various other coniferous trees.
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any of several trees belonging to the genus Cedrela, of the mahogany family, as the Spanish cedar.
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Also called cedarwood. the fragrant wood of any of these trees, used in furniture and as a moth repellent.
noun
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any Old World coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus, having spreading branches, needle-like evergreen leaves, and erect barrel-shaped cones: family Pinaceae See also cedar of Lebanon deodar
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any of various other conifers, such as the red cedars and white cedars
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the wood of any of these trees
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any of certain other plants, such as the Spanish cedar
adjective
Etymology
Origin of cedar
before 1000; Middle English cedir, Old English ceder < Latin cedrus < Greek kédros; replacing Middle English cedre < Old French < Latin, as above
Example Sentences
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Once, they brought in a shaman to cleanse the house with sage and cedar during a full blood moon.
From Los Angeles Times
He said he was trying to block Edison’s crew from burying a large transformer between two towering deodar cedar trees.
From Los Angeles Times
Ten feet away, a giant cedar tree swayed and crashed to the ground.
From Literature
We make our way through the gate, passing a long row of ancient cedars.
From Literature
Akira loved this time of year, when the air was crisp and cool and smelled like cedar and Douglas fir.
From Literature
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