Definition of Cedar

1. Noun. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars.


2. Noun. Durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests.
Exact synonyms: Cedarwood
Substance meronyms: Cedar Tree, True Cedar, Cedar Tree
Specialized synonyms: Red Cedar, Port Orford Cedar
Generic synonyms: Wood

3. Noun. Any cedar of the genus Cedrus.

Definition of Cedar

1. n. The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor.

2. a. Of or pertaining to cedar.

Definition of Cedar

1. Proper noun. (computing) A programming language. ¹

2. Noun. A coniferous tree of the genus ''Cedrus'' in the coniferous plant family ''Pinaceae.'' ¹

3. Noun. The aromatic wood from such a tree. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cedar

1. an evergreen tree [n -S] : CEDARN, CEDARY [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cedar

cecity
cecostomies
cecostomy
cecotrope
cecotropes
cecotrophy
cecoureterocele
cecoureteroceles
cecropia
cecropia moth
cecropias
cecropin
cecum
cecutiency
ced mutant
cedar
cedar-apple rust
cedar chest
cedar elm
cedar leaf oil
cedar mahogany
cedar nut
cedar of Goa
cedar of Lebanon
cedar tree
cedar waxwing
cedar wood oil
cedarbird
cedarbirds
cedared

Literary usage of Cedar

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

1. Report by United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geographic Board (1916)
"Cedar Beach; Point, Great Hog Neck, east end of Long Island, NY Cedar Creek; ... Cedar Creek; see Caesar Creek. Cedar Grove; see Seeley. Cedar Keys; Town ..."

2. Archæology and the Bible by George Aaron Barton (1916)
"In his account of the work he makes the following statement:1 From Amanus, the mountain of cedar, cedar wood, the length of which was 60 cubits, cedar-wood, ..."

3. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1894)
"For most of the purposes, too, for which the timber is used, that of the more rapid-growing white cedar is equally as well adapted. ..."

4. The North American Sylva, Or, A Description of the Forest Trees, of the by François André Michaux, Augustus L Hillhouse (1819)
"Among the resinous trees of the United States, the White Cedar is one of the most interesting for the varied utility of its wood. ..."

5. The Colonial Homes of Philadelphia and Its Neighborhood: Its Missionary Aspect by Charles Freer Andrews, Harold Donaldson Eberlein, Horace Mather Lippncott, 1877-1967 (1912)
"Cedar Grove lies in the Northern Liberties in a neighbourhood now known as ... It is the coin that came through the Cedar Grove line, and is carefully ..."

6. Report by United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geographic Board (1892)
"Cedar Beach; point on Groat Hog neck, east end of Long Island, NY Cedar ... Cedar Grove; see Seeley. Cedar Keys; RR station and town, Levy county, Fla. ..."

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