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stinking cedar

noun

an evergreen tree, Torreya taxifolia, of the yew family, native to Florida, having rank-smelling foliage and dark-green, egg-shaped fruit.

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Origin of stinking cedar

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby stinking cedar

stinker, stinkhorn, stinking, stinking ash, stinking badger, stinking cedar, stinking chamomile, stinking iris, stinking Roger, stinking smut, stinko
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