cedar of Lebanon

American  

noun

1. a cedar, Cedrus libani, of Asia Minor, having horizontally spreading branches.

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cedar of Lebanon British  

noun

1. a cedar, Cedrus libani, of SW Asia with level spreading branches and fragrant wood

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Etymology

Origin of cedar of Lebanon

before 1000; Middle English, Old English

Example Sentences

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cedar of Lebanon

In 1949, the church had planted a cedar of Lebanon seedling, which grew on Temple Square into a large, sturdy tree, near the south entrance.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2015

Don't let the view distract you from the secluded garden, dominated by a giant cedar of Lebanon, presented to the knights by a Bavarian king.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2010

Two swallows were making passes over the fountain, and a chiffchaffs song was piercing the air from within the sinewy gloom of the giant cedar of Lebanon.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Abroad, the cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libani, which Solomon glorified in his song, is an allied species, and so is the cypress, celebrated in song and story since the beginnings of time.

From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop

This is the rarest and costliest of all orchids—of all flowers that blow, indeed, and all green things, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop upon the housetop.

From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick