Cedar

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: ce=dar

CIDE DICTIONARY

Cedar, n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. ke`dros.].

 The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor.  [1913 Webster]
" The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white cedar (Cupressus thyoides) is now called Chamœcyparis sphæroidea; American red cedar is the Juniperus Virginiana; Spanish cedar, the West Indian Cedrela odorata. Many other trees with odoriferous wood are locally called cedar."  [1913 Webster]

Cedar, a. 

 Of or pertaining to cedar.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Cedar, n.
1 any spreading evergreen conifer of the genus Cedrus, bearing tufts of small needles and cones of papery scales.
2 any of various similar conifers yielding timber.
3 (in full cedar wood) the fragrant durable wood of any cedar tree.

Derivative

cedarn adj. poet.

Etymology

ME f. OF cedre f. L cedrus f. Gk kedros