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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

deodar Quotes

That will not bring back the things we love: the high, clear days and the blue icecaps on the mountains; the lines of white poplars fluttering in the wind, and the long white prayer flags† Nor shall we get back the smell of the beanfields; the sweet, resinous smell of deodar wood burning, or the whiff of a snow leopard at14,000 feet. Never. Never. Never.

—Chatwin, Bruce