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cedar

Main Entry:: ce·dar
Pronunciation:: \ˈsē-dər\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English cedre, from Anglo-French, from Latin cedrus, from Greek kedros
Date:: 14th century

1 a: any of a genus (Cedrus) of usually tall coniferous trees (as the cedar of Lebanon or the deodar) of the pine family noted for their fragrant durable wood b: any of numerous coniferous trees (as of the genera Juniperus, Chamaecyparis, or Thuja of the cypress family) that resemble the true cedars especially in the fragrance and durability of their wood2: the wood of a cedar

— ce·dary

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\-dər-ē, -də-rē\ adjective

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