HyperDic: cedar

English > 3 senses of the word cedar:
NOUNplantcedar, cedar treeany of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
plantcedar, cedarwooddurable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar ... / cedar trees
plantcedar, cedar tree, true cedarany cedar of the genus Cedrus
cedar > pronunciation
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English > cedar: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.
Synonymcedar tree
Member ofCupressaceae, family Cupressaceae, cypress familycypresses and junipers and many cedars
NarrowerChilean cedar, Austrocedrus chilensisA small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage
Japanese cedar, Japan cedar, sugi, Cryptomeria japonicatall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar, Lawson's cypress, Lawson's cedar, Chamaecyparis lawsonianalarge timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet
incense cedarAny of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood
incense cedar, red cedar, Calocedrus decurrens, Libocedrus decurrenstall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark
kawaka, Libocedrus plumosaNew Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress
pahautea, Libocedrus bidwillii, mountain pineevergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka
southern white cedar, coast white cedar, Atlantic white cedar, white cypress, white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoidesSlow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States
yellow cypress, yellow cedar, Nootka cypress, Alaska cedar, Chamaecyparis nootkatensistall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament
Broaderconifer, coniferous treeAny gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
Substancescedar, cedarwooddurable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar ... / cedar trees
Spanishcedro
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English > cedar: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningdurable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar ... / cedar trees; especially wood of the red ... / red ... / red cedar often used for cedar chests.
Synonymcedarwood
NarrowerPort Orford cedarThe wood of the Port Orford cedar tree
red cedarfragrant reddish wood of any of various red ... / red ... / red cedar trees
BroaderwoodThe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance ofcedar, cedar tree, true cedarAny cedar of the genus Cedrus
cedar, cedar treeAny of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
Spanishcedro, madera de cedro
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English > cedar: 3 senses > noun 3, plant
MeaningAny cedar of the genus Cedrus.
Synonymscedar tree, true cedar
Member ofCedrus, genus Cedrustrue cedars
NarrowerAtlas cedar, Cedrus atlanticatall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves
cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libaniCedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height
deodar, deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodaratall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips
Broaderconifer, coniferous treeAny gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
Substancescedar, cedarwooddurable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar ... / cedar trees
Spanishcedro, cedro verdadero
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