cedar tree

/ˌsidər tri/

Other forms: cedar trees

Definitions of cedar tree

1. noun

   any cedar of the genus Cedrus
   synonyms: cedar, 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
2. noun

   any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
   synonyms: cedar

   types:

   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