cedar

[ see-der ]
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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.

  1. any of various other coniferous trees.: Compare incense cedar, white cedar.

  2. any of several trees belonging to the genus Cedrela, of the mahogany family, as the Spanish cedar.

  3. Also called cedarwood. the fragrant wood of any of these trees, used in furniture and as a moth repellent.

Origin of cedar

1
before 1000; Middle English cedir,Old English ceder<Latin cedrus<Greek kédros; replacing Middle English cedre<Old French <Latin, as above

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How to use cedar in a sentence

  • 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 Smith
  • They 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 Smith
  • The 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 Parker
  • An hour was spent in the parlor after dinner; then a long stroll followed out among the cedars to the north of the dwelling.

  • The 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

cedar

/ (ˈsiːdə) /


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

  1. the wood of any of these trees

  2. any of certain other plants, such as the Spanish cedar

adjective
  1. made of the wood of a cedar tree

Origin of cedar

1
C13: from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Greek kedros

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