Definition of Cedrela

1. Noun. Tropical American trees.

Exact synonyms: Genus Cedrela
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Meliaceae, Mahogany Family, Meliaceae
Member holonyms: Cedrela Odorata, Spanish Cedar, Spanish Cedar Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cedrela

Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Blount DeMille
Cecil Frank Powell
Cecil J. Rhodes
Cecil John Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Scott Forester
Cecile
Cecilia
Cecily
Cecina
Cecropia peltata
Cecropiaceae
Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Cedrela (current term)
Cedrela calantas
Cedrela odorata
Cedric
Cedrus
Cedrus atlantica
Cedrus deodara
Cedrus libani
CeeCee
Ceefax
Ceener
Ceeners
Cefalù
Cefobid

Literary usage of Cedrela

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"Cedrela odorata Linn. Nomenclature. Spanish Cedar, Mexican Cedar, ... The Cedar (Cedrela odorata Blanco) is thought to be distinct Philippine species; ..."

2. The Volatile Oils by Eduard Gildemeister, Friedrich Hoffmann (1900)
"Oil of Cedrela Wood. About 12 different species of the genus Cedrela ... Cedrela wood from Corinto (Nicaragua).8 Yield 2.3 pc Yellow oil of the sp. gr. ..."

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