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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːdə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsidɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sē′dər)

ce•dar /ˈsidɚ/USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biology an evergreen, cone-bearing tree having wide, spreading branches and red wood:[countable]tall cedars growing by the water.
Plant Biology, Furniture[uncountable] the sweet-smelling wood of this tree, used in furniture and to keep moths away.

ce•dar (sē′dər),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologyany of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Cf. cedar of Lebanon.
Plant Biologyany of various junipers, as the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of the cypress family, having reddish-brown bark and dark-blue, berrylike fruit.
Plant Biologyany of various other coniferous trees. Cf. incense cedar, white cedar.
Plant Biologyany of several trees belonging to the genus Cedrela, of the mahogany family, as the Spanish cedar.
Plant Biology, FurnitureAlso called cedarwood. the fragrant wood of any of these trees, used in furniture and as a moth repellent.

Latin, as above
Old French
Greek kédros; replacing Middle English cedre
Latin cedrus
Middle English cedir, Old English ceder bef. 1000

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

cedar /ˈsiːdə/ n

any Old World coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus, having spreading branches, needle-like evergreen leaves, and erect barrel-shaped cones: family Pinaceae
See also cedar of Lebanon, deodar
any of various other conifers, such as the red cedars and white cedars
the wood of any of these trees

adj

made of the wood of a cedar tree

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Greek kedros

'cedar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

arbor vitae - bastard - cedar of Lebanon - citrus - deodar - juniper - pinaceous - red cedar - savin - softwood - white cedar - alerce - Atlas cedar - cedar apple - cedar chest - Cedar City - Cedar Falls - cedarn - Cedar Rapids - cedar robe - cedar waxwing - cedarwood - cedarwood oil - Colorado red cedar - eastern red cedar - either - French tamarisk - ground cedar - incense cedar - Japan cedar - Japanese cedar - Lawson cypress - northern white cedar - Oregon cedar - pencil cedar - pine family - Port Orford cedar - rancherie - Rocky Mountain juniper - Rocky Mountain red cedar - rough-sawn - tramp art - western red cedar - West Indian cedar - salt cedar - Spanish cedar - stinking cedar - sugi

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Collocations: [Spanish, North American, Asian] cedar, [thick, solid, cut, natural, incense, white, red] cedar, [polished, coated] cedar, more...

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