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cedar tree

cedar tree

1 2.8
A large evergreen tree with strong, fragrant wood used for furniture
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːdər triː/
translation icon : cedro
  • The cedar tree's wood is known for its strength and resistance to decay.
  • red cedar tree
  • row of cedar trees
  • tall cedar tree

Now there are some pests that attack cedar trees like you like coddling moths or gypsy moths.

Examples

  • Father Boccie led us up a path through a double row of cedar trees and into the cemetery.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • This pen is made from a cedar tree grown in Israel.

    Boy Erased (2018)

  • Drivers heading eastward through the cemetery see a massive and prominent cedar tree.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The red flag of China with its five gold stars hangs limp against a backdrop of tall green cedar trees.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The new study shows that the rings in lowland tropical cedar trees provide a natural archive of data closely related to historic rainfall.

    Blog text (7)

  • A few tiny chickadees were hopping under the cedar trees across the yard, chirping and tilting their heads, pecking.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Here in the cool of a summer afternoon, I rode the tough little donkeys through glades of acanthus, under old cedar trees, to a water clock which kept time on a cascade of fern-covered rocks.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The lumberjack harvested several cedar trees from the forest for his woodworking project.

  • In the park, we enjoyed a picnic under the shade of a tall cedar tree.

Synonyms

cedar
vscedar tree
15 3.2

A large green tree that keeps its leaves all year and has pleasant-smelling wood

includes both true genus members and similar species rather than a single species

How Big

Oregon cedar
  • US
8.2
cedar tree
1 2.8
sapling
16 2.7
seedling
20 2.8

Surface Forms

cedar tree singular
cedar trees plural

Morphology

cedar + tree

The noun phrase 'cedar tree' is directly compositional: 'cedar' names a particular kind of evergreen conifer and 'tree' denotes a tall perennial plant, so the combined meaning is simply 'a tree that is a cedar.' This is a literal, cross-linguistically common combination, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Cedar tree was named because people long ago valued the wood of the cedar for furniture and chests; it smelled good and lasted a long time. That's why cedar tree now brings to mind a large evergreen with fragrant, long-lasting wood.