deodar

[dee-uh-dahr]

noun

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

deodar

/ ˈdiːəʊˌdɑː /

noun

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

2. the durable fragrant highly valued wood of this tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of deodar¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of deodar¹

C19: from Hindi deodār, from Sanskrit devadāru, literally: wood of the gods, from deva god + dāru wood

Example Sentences

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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The people who tend Altadena’s venerable deodar cedars have suffered incomprehensible community losses this week, but Santa Rosa Avenue, a.k.a.

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He had a gardener who nurtured the deodar cedars along a part of Santa Rosa that became known as Christmas Tree Lane.

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In winter, residents visited Christmas Tree Lane, marveling at the lighted, drooping branches of the deodar cedar trees.

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