deodar
Americannoun
noun
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a Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, with drooping branches
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the durable fragrant highly valued wood of this tree
Etymology
Origin of deodar
1795–1805; < Hindi deodār < Sanskrit devadāru wood of the gods, equivalent to deva god + dāru wood
Example Sentences
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She revamped “about half” the house as soon as she moved in, drawing inspiration from the property’s grove of deodar trees.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
He said he was trying to block Edison’s crew from burying a large transformer between two towering deodar cedar trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
But he then pointed to the deodar cedar next to where his brother’s house stood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
On either side stood deodar cedars, and behind one of these she sat down on a rustic seat.
From Infelice by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans
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