Definition of Cedrus atlantica

1. Noun. Tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental.

Exact synonyms: Atlas Cedar
Generic synonyms: Cedar, Cedar Tree, True Cedar

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cedrus Atlantica

Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Scott Forester
Cecile
Cecilia
Cecily
Cecina
Cecropia peltata
Cecropiaceae
Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Cedrela
Cedrela calantas
Cedrela odorata
Cedric
Cedrus
Cedrus atlantica (current term)
Cedrus deodara
Cedrus libani
CeeCee
Ceefax
Ceener
Ceeners
Cefalù
Cefobid
Ceftin
Ceiba
Ceiba pentandra
Ceibhfhionn
Cek4 receptor protein-tyrosine kinase

Literary usage of Cedrus atlantica

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

1. Gardeners Chronicle, the Horticultural Trade Journal (1897)
"The most interesting point, l.owever, in Mr. Diver«' remarks is, where he mentions a Cedrus atlantica «ut down in 1894, with " a girth of S feet Ü inches at ..."

2. Gardening in California: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1908)
"Cedrus atlantica (from Mount Atlas) is very similar in appearance to Cedrus Libani, being, however, more pyramidal in habit and having a lighter, ..."

3. Trees of the Northern United States: Their Study, Description and by Austin Craig Apgar (1892)
"Cedrus atlantica, Manetti. (MT. ATLAS, SILVER, OR AFRICAN CEDAE. ... Cedrus atlantica has more slender branches, denser and more silvery foliage. ..."

4. Trees and Shrubs of Prospect Park by Louis Harman Peet (1902)
"It is the Mount Atlas variety of the Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus 'Atlantica). You probably have noticed this tree often in your rambles and perhaps have been ..."

5. Alpines and Bog-plants by Reginald John Farrer (1908)
"... but the two finest things in this group, beyond all cavil, are the mimic Cedrus atlantica which they call Comte de Digon (or should it be Dijon ? ..."

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