Atlas cedar

American  

noun

1. an evergreen tree, Cedrus atlantica, native to northern Africa, having in its widely cultivated forms bluish-green leaves and light-brown cones.

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Example Sentences

Pollen records indicate that the Atlas cedar trees, that have survived in Morocco since "at least the last ice age", are now at risk of local extinction, Dr Fletcher has found.

From BBC

I don’t think Atlas cedars qualify as weeds.

From Seattle Times

Atlas, which will cost $45 for a one-ounce bottle, is intended to suggest something familiar and traditional as a scent, with ingredients including oak moss, patchouli, ginger, citrus and, hence the name, Atlas cedar.

From New York Times

So are the Atlas cedars of northern Algeria.

From New York Times