cedar
A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family PinaceaeA coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
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» The scent of cedar repels moths.
Zederngeruch vertreibt Motten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Запах кедра отпугивает моль. — Wezel
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4 senses(countable)A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
Zeder
кедрkedr
any cedar of the genus Cedrus
(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
(countable)A flowering tree of the family Meliaceae, especially of the genera Cedrela or Toona.
(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 sentencesThe scent of cedar repels moths.
ruЗапах кедра отпугивает моль. — Wezel
deZederngeruch vertreibt Motten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There used to be a large cedar tree there.
They made huge, grotesque, yet beautiful poles of red cedar.
Gradlon lived in great state in a palace of marble, cedar, and gold.
Cherry blossom, cedar and white birch trees provide different flavors of alcohol in Japan.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English cedre, probably from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from AncientFrom 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: cedarsSynonyms
3 synonyms- 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 wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.