cedar
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈsiːdər/
- During our hike, we admired the tall cedar trees that lined the path.
- cedar tree
- cedar forests
- red cedar
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Watch on YouTubeFireflies, a cedar tree or pine Grove in the yard.
- Fireflies, a cedar tree or pine Grove in the yard.
- It tends to be trees like cedar and pine and spices like black pepper.
- The Cedars that we've put in, not so good.
Examples
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I prepared your canoe with cedar boughs.
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Sheba passes from the garden through cedar doors that close behind her.
Fiction book (1990) -
The island, a dark mass of rock and cedar, was much closer.
Fiction book (1991) -
OK, so making a little spot here, that big tall cedar might be beautiful right in here.
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This pen is made from a cedar tree grown in Israel.
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Gather up the cedar chips and take them back to the house.
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The man wondered what had become of the garden with its cedars and elms.
Fiction book (1996) -
Fish came fresh caught from the sea by skilled Tahitians in large outrigger cedar pirogues.
Fiction book (1991) -
The limbs of the trees were dipped in snow, and the cedars bowed under the weight of it.
Fiction book (1994) -
Trees disappeared: spruce, fir, and cedar first; then even the small, resilient strands of alder.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
2
2.8
A large evergreen tree with strong, fragrant wood used for furniture
1
5.8
A large evergreen tree with reddish durable wood used for building and furniture
1
4.2
A slow-growing evergreen tree with wood that smells nice and resists rot
1
9.0
A very large evergreen tree with strong wood that people use to make canoes
1
6.8
A small North American juniper tree with reddish-brown peeling bark and sharp needle-like leaves
1
6.2
A tall evergreen tree from the Pacific coast of North America often grown in gardens and liked for its wood
1
8.7
A medium-sized evergreen tree that grows in wet places on the eastern coast of the United States
1
7.5
A tall evergreen tree with a pleasant smell and strong reddish wood
1
5.8
A tall evergreen tree from Japan and China with soft wood
1
7.2
A tall evergreen tree from the Atlas Mountains with blue-green leaves often planted in parks and gardens
1
6.8
A small evergreen tree in eastern North America with tiny flat leaves often used for hedges
1
9.2
A type of large evergreen tree that grows on mountains and has wood that smells nice
1
7.4
A tall evergreen tree from the western Himalayas with spreading, hanging branches valued for its wood and beauty
1
8.4
A tall evergreen tree from the Himalayas with long, hanging branches and strong wood
1
7.2
A tropical American tree with wood that smells nice and is often used to make cigar boxes
1
9.9
A medium evergreen tree with strong, long-lasting wood that grows in coastal swamps of the United States
1
9.9
A large cedar tree from Lebanon and northwest Syria that lives a long time and grows very tall
1
7.4
A tall evergreen tree of the Cedrus group that grows on high mountains like the Himalayas or Mediterranean
1
8.9
A medium-sized slow-growing cedar tree from the east coast of the United States with scaly leaves
1
7.4
A large evergreen tree from the Pacific coast with blue green leaves and strong wood
1
8.2
A large tree from western North America with strong wood people use for outdoor furniture
1
9.9
A tall evergreen tree with red-brown bark, called incense cedar
1
7.0
A tall evergreen tree from the Pacific coast grown for shade and for its long-lasting, fragrant wood
A tall tree from Japan and China with soft, strong wood used for furniture and building
A tropical American tree with fragrant, lightweight wood used for cigar boxes
A large evergreen tree from the northwestern United States and Canada called western red cedar with fragrant, rot-resistant wood
A large evergreen timber tree from western North America that grows very tall
A slow-growing medium-sized evergreen tree with small flat leaves that grows along marshy East Coast shores
A tree from the Philippines with hard red fragrant wood used for furniture and building
A small evergreen tree from South America with reddish bark and attractive leaves used for its wood
An evergreen tree from Bermuda with dense pyramid shaped leaves often grown in gardens
A tall tree like a cedar from the west coast of North America with red-brown bark and aromatic wood
A tall African tree with wood that smells nice and lasts a long time for making furniture and houses
Compounds
- US
2
3.0
A small evergreen tree with needle-like leaves that grows in eastern North America
- Specialized
1
5.8
A large evergreen tree with reddish durable wood used for building and furniture
1
8.3
A North American bird with brown feathers, a crest, a black eye mask, and red wing tips that eats berries
1
6.8
A small North American juniper tree with reddish-brown peeling bark and sharp needle-like leaves
- US
1
6.2
A tall evergreen tree from the Pacific coast of North America often grown in gardens and liked for its wood
1
8.7
A medium-sized evergreen tree that grows in wet places on the eastern coast of the United States
1
7.2
A tall evergreen tree from the Atlas Mountains with blue-green leaves often planted in parks and gardens
- Specialized
1
6.8
A small evergreen tree in eastern North America with tiny flat leaves often used for hedges
- Indian
1
7.4
A tall evergreen tree from the western Himalayas with spreading, hanging branches valued for its wood and beauty
- Indian
1
8.4
A tall evergreen tree from the Himalayas with long, hanging branches and strong wood
1
7.2
A tropical American tree with wood that smells nice and is often used to make cigar boxes
1
7.4
An evergreen tree with fragrant wood that grows in wet coastal areas of the southeastern United States
- Specialized
1
9.1
A disease caused by a fungus that makes orange spots on the leaves and fruit of apple and pear trees
- Specialized
1
7.4
A tall evergreen tree of the Cedrus group that grows on high mountains like the Himalayas or Mediterranean
1
8.9
A medium-sized slow-growing cedar tree from the east coast of the United States with scaly leaves
1
7.4
A large evergreen tree from the Pacific coast with blue green leaves and strong wood
1
7.7
Wood from the Port Orford cedar tree that is light, strong, and has a nice smell
- US
1
8.2
A large tree from western North America with strong wood people use for outdoor furniture
- Specialized
1
6.8
An evergreen tree, like the eastern red cedar, whose wood is used to make pencils
- US
1
7.0
A tall evergreen tree from the Pacific coast grown for shade and for its long-lasting, fragrant wood
An evergreen tree from Bermuda with dense pyramid shaped leaves often grown in gardens
- South African
An African tree with light, fragrant wood often pink to reddish brown, used for furniture
- Specialized
A small evergreen tree from South America with reddish bark and attractive leaves used for its wood
A slow-growing medium-sized evergreen tree with small flat leaves that grows along marshy East Coast shores
A tall African tree with wood that smells nice and lasts a long time for making furniture and houses
- Specialized
A large evergreen timber tree from western North America that grows very tall
- Specialized
A tall tree from Japan and China with soft, strong wood used for furniture and building
- Philippine
A tree from the Philippines with hard red fragrant wood used for furniture and building
A tropical American tree with fragrant, lightweight wood used for cigar boxes
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Cedar for the tree also comes from the old Latin cedrus and Greek kedros, names for a sweet-smelling evergreen that people valued. That's why cedar now means a large evergreen tree whose wood has a 'pleasant smell' and lasts a long time.