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deodar definition

deo·dar (dē′ō där′)

noun

  1. a tall Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara) with drooping branches and fragrant, durable, light-red wood
  2. the wood

Etymology: Hindi dēodār < Sans dēvadāru, lit., tree of the gods < dēva-ḥ, god (akin to L deus) + daru, wood: see tree

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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