cedar
/ˈsi.dɚ/ noun C1- A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
- A coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja.
- A flowering tree of the family Meliaceae, especially of the genera Cedrela or Toona.
- The aromatic wood from a tree of genus Cedrus or from any of several not closely related trees.
Plural cedars
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An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
Carr focused her immense creative energy on the majestic coastal rainforests and the ancient cedar trees of the Pacific Northwest.
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