Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable)A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.

    Zeder

    кедрkedr

    any cedar of the genus Cedrus

  2. (countable)A coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja.

    Zypressengewächs

    any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

  3. (countable)A flowering tree of the family Meliaceae, especially of the genera Cedrela or Toona.

  4. (uncountable)The aromatic wood from a tree of genus Cedrus or from any of several not closely related trees.

    Zeder, Zedernholz

    кедрkedr

    durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests

Examples

13 sentences
  1. The scent of cedar repels moths.

    ruЗапах кедра отпугивает моль.

    deZederngeruch vertreibt Motten.

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  2. There used to be a large cedar tree there.

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  3. They made huge, grotesque, yet beautiful poles of red cedar.

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  4. Gradlon lived in great state in a palace of marble, cedar, and gold.

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  5. Cherry blossom, cedar and white birch trees provide different flavors of alcohol in Japan.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
coniferous tree in genus Cedrus:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
coniferous tree in genus Cedrus:
coniferous tree in family Cupressaceae:
aromatic wood:

Origin

From Middle English cedre, probably from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient

From Middle English cedre, probably from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros). Some suggest that the Middle English word was partially from Old English ċeder, but the gap in attestation between the two words makes this proposal unlikely. Possible doublet of citrus.

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Forms

plural: cedars
Singularcedar
Pluralcedars

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any cedar of the genus Cedrus:cedar treetrue cedar
  • durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests:cedarwood
  • any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars:cedar tree

Word family

24 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cedar — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto