A cedar or a cedar tree is a large evergreen tree with wide branches and small thin leaves called needles.
Cedar is the wood of this tree.
The yacht is built of cedar strip planking.
cedar in British English
(ˈsiːdə)
noun
1.
any Old World coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus, having spreading branches, needle-like evergreen leaves, and erect barrel-shaped cones: family Pinaceae
See also cedar of Lebanon, deodar
2.
any of various other conifers, such as the red cedars and white cedars
3.
the wood of any of these trees
4.
any of certain other plants, such as the Spanish cedar
adjective
5.
made of the wood of a cedar tree
Word origin
C13: from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Greek kedros
cedar in American English
(ˈsidər)
noun
1.
any of a genus (Cedrus) of widespreading coniferous trees of the pine family, having clusters of needlelike leaves, cones, and durable wood with a characteristic fragrance, as the cedar of Lebanon (C. libani)
2.
any of various similar trees of other families, as certain kinds of juniper or thuja
3.
Spanish cedar
4.
the wood of any of these
adjective
5.
of cedar
Word origin
ME & OFr cedre < L cedrus < Gr kedros < ? IE base *ked-, to smoke, be sooty
Cedar cladding is unlikely to become the stone cladding of our age.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We were all perched up high on a huge rock in the middle of a cedar forest.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It costs 15,000 and is crafted from strips of western red cedar wood.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The building is clad in red cedar and the track is made of strips of Siberian pine.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Outside they are clad in cedar from sustainable forests, which is bleached so that it fades uniformly.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I told him he could drive around the old cedar tree but he must not bump into the cedar tree.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Two of them are replacing their white plastic cladding with cedar wood, but we are not keen on how it ages.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A log from his ancestral cedar tree blazed, warming the camaraderie of his army buddies.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
DOWNSIDE The cedar cladding is new so it looks a bit orange.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A lot of cedar cladding is already ageing very badly and it's become the most grinding cliché.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
To the front of the six-bedroom property is a rose garden and a 300-year-old cedar tree.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's thought a 50ft blue cedar tree absorbed lot of the impact.
The Sun (2015)
The terrace timber rooms are constructed from local aged cedar wood; book a deluxe room for truly jaw-dropping views.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The internal walls of the shopping street, bars and restaurants are tricked out in cedar shingles, oak and stone.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Word lists with
cedar
tree, wood
In other languages
cedar
British English: cedar NOUN
A cedar is a large evergreen tree with wide branches and small thin leaves called needles.
American English: cedar
Brazilian Portuguese: cedro
Chinese: 雪松
European Spanish: cedro
French: cèdre
German: Zeder
Italian: cedro
Japanese: ヒマラヤスギ
Korean: 삼나무
European Portuguese: cedro
Latin American Spanish: cedro
All related terms of 'cedar'
red cedar
any of several North American coniferous trees, esp Juniperus virginiana , a juniper that has fragrant reddish wood used for making pencils , and Thuja plicata , an arbor vitae
Atlas cedar
a cedar tree native to the Atlas Mountains
cedar chest
a chest made of cedar , in which woolens, furs , etc. are stored for protection against moths
white cedar
a coniferous tree, Chamaecyparis thyoides, of swampy regions in North America , having scalelike leaves and boxlike cones : family Cupressaceae
Cedar Rapids
a city in the US, in E Iowa . Pop: 122 542 (2003 est)
cedar waxwing
a brownish-gray, crested American waxwing ( Bombycilla cedrorum ), with red, waxlike tips on its secondary wing feathers
incense cedar
a large, W North American tree ( Calocedrus decurrens ) of the cypress family with reddish bark and flattened , scalelike leaves
pencil cedar
any of various junipers that yield wood from which pencils are made
Spanish cedar
a tall meliaceous tree, Cedrela odorata, of tropical America, the East Indies , and Australia , having smooth bark , pinnate leaves, yellow flowers, and light-coloured aromatic wood
Japanese cedar
a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica , of China and Japan , with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones : family Taxodiaceae
Cedar Revolution
the popular protests in 2005 that brought down the Lebanese cabinet and prompted Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon
cedar of Lebanon
a cedar , Cedrus libani, of SW Asia with level spreading branches and fragrant wood
Japanese red cedar
Cryptomeria japonica , an evergreen redwood tree that grows to a height of up to 50m
western red cedar
a large North American arbor vitae , Thuja plicata, found along and near the Pacific coast