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

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

Rose Otway sat in the garden of the Trellis House, under the wide-branched cedar of Lebanon which was, to the thinking of most people in the Close, that garden’s only beauty.

From Good Old Anna by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

The cedar of Lebanon is cultivated in Europe for ornament only.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various