ce·dar n. Bot. The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor.
Note: ☞ The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white cedar (Cupressus thyoides) is now called Chamœcyparis sphæroidea; American red cedar is the Juniperus Virginiana; Spanish cedar, the West Indian Cedrela odorata. Many other trees with odoriferous wood are locally called cedar.
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Cedrela odorata
n : tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used
especially for boxes [syn: Spanish cedar, Spanish
cedar tree]