Thesaurus: cedar

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1. n. The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor.
2. a. Of or pertaining to cedar.
3. n. any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
4. n. durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
5. n. any cedar of the genus Cedrus
6. 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 Chamoecyparis 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. Cedar bird (Zoöl.), a species of chatterer (Ampelis cedrarum), so named from its frequenting cedar trees; -- called also cherry bird, Canada robin, and American waxwing. Of or pertaining to cedar.
7. The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable forits durability and fragrant odor.
8. n:100 n. any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars n. durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests n. any cedar of the genus Cedrus