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Definition of Cedrus libani
1. Noun. Cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cedrus Libani
Literary usage of Cedrus libani
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Forester =: Or, A Practical Treatise on the Planting, Rearing, and by James Brown (1882)
"cedrus libani, OB THE CEDAR OF LEBANON. 1327. Specific character.—Leaves simple,
very dense, in alternate tufts, of about thirty in number, evergreen, ..."
2. The Plants of the Bible by John Hutton Balfour (1885)
"It is probable, however, that this name was also applied to other allied plants.
The Arabs call the tree arz or ars. It is the cedrus libani of botanists, ..."
3. Gardening in California: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1908)
"cedrus libani (the Cedar of Lebanon) is of similar habit to our Monterey Cypress,
both as a young tree (when its habit is pyramidal) and as a full-grown ..."
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