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cedar

[ see-der ]

noun

  1. any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
  2. any of various junipers, as the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of the cypress family, having reddish-brown bark and dark-blue, berrylike fruit.
  3. any of various other coniferous trees. Compare incense cedar, white cedar.
  4. any of several trees belonging to the genus Cedrela, of the mahogany family, as the Spanish cedar.
  5. Also called cedarwood. the fragrant wood of any of these trees, used in furniture and as a moth repellent.


cedar

/ ˈ²õ¾±Ë»åÉ™ /

noun

  1. 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
  2. any of various other conifers, such as the red cedars and white cedars
  3. the wood of any of these trees
  4. any of certain other plants, such as the Spanish cedar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. made of the wood of a cedar tree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cedar1

before 1000; Middle English cedir, Old English ceder < Latin cedrus < Greek °ìé»å°ù´Ç²õ; replacing Middle English cedre < Old French < Latin, as above
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cedar1

C13: from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Greek kedros
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It’s always a treat to meet new people on the trail, this time among Elysian’s fragrant cedar, eucalyptus and pine trees.

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By arborist Rebecca Latta’s estimate, thousands of trees in Altadena have been tagged for removal: oaks, pines, sycamores, deodar cedars — trees that have canopied the town for decades.

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“They are pretty lusciously green,†Cristhian Mace, a natural areas biologist for Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation, said of the cedar trees on Christmas Tree Lane in January.

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Angel trumpets, night-blooming jasmine, forbidden passion fruit from a neighbor’s yard, ocean air mixed with cedar chips and mulch.

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Mr Milne said it would take many generations to see another cedar "of this magnitude" in Edinburgh again.

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