cedar

Synonyms:

cedar tree, true cedar

Types:

Cedrus libani, cedar of Lebanon

cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height

Cedrus deodara, Himalayan cedar, deodar, deodar cedar

tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber

Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica

tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental

Type of:

conifer, coniferous tree

any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

Synonyms:

cedarwood

Types:

red cedar

fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees

Port Orford cedar

the wood of the Port Orford cedar tree

pencil cedar

wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils

Type of:

wood

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

Synonyms:

cedar tree

Types:

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Austrocedrus chilensis, Chilean cedar

a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage

Calocedrus decurrens, Libocedrus decurrens, incense cedar, red cedar

tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark

Atlantic white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides, coast white cedar, southern white cedar, white cedar, white cypress

slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Lawson's cedar, Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar

large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet

Alaska cedar, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Nootka cypress, yellow cedar, yellow cypress

tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament

Cryptomeria japonica, Japan cedar, Japanese cedar, sugi

tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood

incense cedar

any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood

Libocedrus plumosa, kawaka

New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress

Libocedrus bidwillii, mountain pine, pahautea

evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka

Type of:

conifer, coniferous tree

any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones