deodar
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
Origin of deodar
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How to use deodar in a sentence
The country, however, in that direction was screened from view by spurs covered with dense forests of deodar.
Forty-one years in India | Frederick Sleigh RobertsLogs of deodar were floated down the rivers to form bridges or temple pillars in Srinagar, the capital of far Cashmere.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott ElliotThe second class includes tracts of teak, sal or deodar timber and the like, where private or village rights of user are few.
Vellacott took the budget addressed to him, and walked away to where an iron table and some chairs stood in the shade of a deodar.
The Slave Of The Lamp | Henry Seton MerrimanHere there is a forest of pillars all of single deodar trees, and remarkable for their height and grace.
Kashmir | Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
British Dictionary definitions for deodar
/ (ˈdiːəʊˌdɑː) /
a Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, with drooping branches
the durable fragrant highly valued wood of this tree
Origin of deodar
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