deodar

American  

[dee-uh-dahr] / ˈdi əˌdɑr /

noun

1. a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.

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deodar British  

/ ˈdiːəʊˌdɑː /

noun

1. a Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, with drooping branches

2. the durable fragrant highly valued wood of this tree

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Etymology

Origin of deodar

1795–1805; < Hindi deodār < Sanskrit devadāru wood of the gods, equivalent to deva god + dāru wood

Example Sentences

This was the place where families could raise their children in peace under the deodar cedars and watch the San Gabriels fade to a distinct purple as the sun set.

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A big red bow — ”like you get when you buy a car,” May said — hangs on a deodar tree that survived, and a miraculously healthy orange tree is loaded with ornaments.

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But he then pointed to the deodar cedar next to where his brother’s house stood.

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There are no protections to prevent healthy deodar cedars, sycamores or pines from being ripped down, as there are in Pasadena.

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By arborist Rebecca Latta’s estimate, thousands of trees in Altadena have been tagged for removal: oaks, pines, sycamores, deodar cedars — trees that have canopied the town for decades.

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