Calocedrus decurrens
- noun
- /ˌkæl.oʊˈsiː.drəs dɪˈkɜːr.ənz/
- Specialized
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cedro incienso
- Hikers admired the cinnamon-red bark of the towering Calocedrus decurrens in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Examples
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Many pencils are made from the aromatic wood of Calocedrus decurrens.
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The Calocedrus decurrens is commonly planted as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens.
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The Calocedrus decurrens can grow up to 50 meters tall.
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Many people admire the beauty of Calocedrus decurrens trees.
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Hikers admired the cinnamon-red bark of the towering Calocedrus decurrens in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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Many pencils are made from the aromatic wood of Calocedrus decurrens.
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The Calocedrus decurrens is commonly planted as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens.
Synonyms
A tall tree like a cedar from the west coast of North America with red-brown bark and aromatic wood
A tall evergreen tree with a pleasant smell and strong reddish wood
Surface Forms
Morphology
Calocedrus + decurrens
This is a Latin scientific binomial rather than a compositional English phrase: 'Calocedrus' is a specialised genus name and 'decurrens' is not a known English word, so a B1 learner who knows the listed constituents would not be able to derive the full meaning. Botanical Latin functions as an arbitrary label (and often requires specialist knowledge), making the overall sense unpredictable from the parts for general learners.
Etymology
Calocedrus decurrens comes from Greek and Latin words. Calocedrus means 'beautiful cedar' and decurrens means 'running down', a simple picture of its cedar-like look and the way some leaves seem to run down the trunk, which helps you remember this tall, cinnamon-barked evergreen often called incense cedar.
