cedar
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.: Compare cedar of Lebanon.
any of various junipers, as the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of the cypress family, having reddish-brown bark and dark-blue, berrylike fruit.
any of various other coniferous trees.: Compare incense cedar, white cedar.
any of several trees belonging to the genus Cedrela, of the mahogany family, as the Spanish cedar.
Also called cedarwood. the fragrant wood of any of these trees, used in furniture and as a moth repellent.
Origin of cedar
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How to use cedar in a sentence
Meanwhile, all three victims remain in stable condition at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles.
New Details Emerge in Suge Knight Shooting at Chris Brown's Pre-VMAs Party on the Sunset Strip | Marlow Stern | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was at Cedars-Sinai in New York, and the prognosis was pretty bad, but they saved her.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’ | Marlow Stern | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of the cedars, for example, was about 1,340 years old, or roughly the same age as Al-Aqsa.
According to IMDb, he also volunteered at Cedars-Sinai hospital in L.A.
How a No-Name Actor Tried to Extort Harvey Weinstein and Groupon’s Cofounder | Christine Pelisek | August 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was rushed to Cedars Sinai Medical Center with a suspected heroin overdose.
The John Connor Curse: Nick Stahl, Edward Furlong and Christian Bale | Marlow Stern | May 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
He saw them at length disappear over the bank at a point where there grew a thick clump of cedars.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithThey disembarked at the clump of cedars, and made the canoe fast to the trunk of one that overhung the water.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithThe air was clear, and full of the scent of the pines and cedars, and the rumble of the rapids came musically down the canon.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete | Gilbert ParkerAn hour was spent in the parlor after dinner; then a long stroll followed out among the cedars to the north of the dwelling.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe CarteretThe Port Royal road is bordered by cedars, thick-set hedges, and a deep ditch.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
British Dictionary definitions for cedar
/ (ˈsiːdə) /
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
any of various other conifers, such as the red cedars and white cedars
the wood of any of these trees
any of certain other plants, such as the Spanish cedar
made of the wood of a cedar tree
Origin of cedar
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