ce·dar n. Bot. The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor.
Note: ☞ The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white cedar (Cupressus thyoides) is now called Chamœcyparis sphæroidea; American red cedar is the Juniperus Virginiana; Spanish cedar, the West Indian Cedrela odorata. Many other trees with odoriferous wood are locally called cedar.
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Cedrus libani
n : cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great
age and height [syn: cedar of Lebanon]