ground cedar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ground cedar
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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The hills around Salamis are barren, too, covered only with a gray weed like the sage-brush of Nevada, and stunted groves of scrubby pine and ground cedar—referred to by Lykabettos as "ze forest."
From Project Gutenberg
Instead of the ground cedar and berry bushes, wild grass grew in rank profusion.
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