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cedar definition

ce·dar (sē′dər)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Cedrus) of widespreading coniferous trees of the pine family, having clusters of needlelike leaves, cones, and durable wood with a characteristic fragrance, as the cedar of Lebanon (C. libani)
  2. any of various similar trees of other families, as certain kinds of juniper or thuja
  3. Spanish cedar
  4. the wood of any of these

Etymology: ME & OFr cedre < L cedrus < Gr kedros < ? IE base *ked-, to smoke, be sooty

adjective

of cedar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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