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单词 cedar
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Definition of cedar in English:

cedar

noun ˈsiːdəˈsidər
  • Any of a number of conifers which typically yield fragrant, durable timber.

    a large tree of the pine family (genus Cedrus, family Pinaceae), in particular the cedar of Lebanon (C. libani), with spreading branches, and the deodar.

    a tall slender North American or Asian tree (genus Thuja, family Cupressaceae), in particular the western red cedar (T. plicata).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Conifers are evergreen trees and shrubs that include pines, spruces, firs, arborvitae, junipers, cedars and yews.
    • And unlike other conifers, Port-Orford cedars produce seeds at a young age.
    • The new building was erected on the site of Swords House, an important 18th century residence which stood there until the 1980s and whose evergreen oaks and cedars still remain in front of the new offices.
    • The huge evergreen family includes botanicals such as European mistletoe, rosemary, cloves, allspice and holly, as well as conifers, including pines, cedars and cypress.
    • There are huge Douglas firs, cedars, and hemlocks behind us, and cougars come down to the lake to drink.

Derivatives

  • cedarn

  • adjective ˈsiːdənˈsidərn
    archaic
    • Made from or resembling the wood of a cedar tree.

      a cedarn chest
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There are no gardens, no streams, no river, no forest (ancient or not), no trees at all, incense, blossom-bearing or cedarn.
      • To further this image of sex in nature, which Coleridge loved so much and was a large part of the romantic and pagan idea, the chasm is very much likened to a vagina, with its ‘cedarn cover’ like pubic hair.
      • He had shifted into a less fanciful mood: and the shadow that followed him was ugly and hulking and wavering upon the cedarn wall of Queen Helen's sleeping-chamber.

Origin

Old English, from Old French cedre or Latin cedrus, from Greek kedros.

Rhymes

Aïda, bleeder, Breda, conceder, corrida, Derrida, Elfreda, e-reader, Etheldreda, feeder, follow-my-leader, interceder, interpleader, kneader, leader, Leda, Lieder, misleader, pleader, reader, seceder, seeder, speeder, stampeder, succeeder, weeder
 
 

Definition of cedar in US English:

cedar

nounˈsēdərˈsidər
  • Any of a number of conifers which typically yield fragrant, durable timber.

    a tall slender North American or Asian tree (genus Thuja, family Cupressaceae), in particular the western red cedar (T. plicata) and the northern white cedar (T. occidentalis)

    a large tree of the pine family (genus Cedrus, family Pinaceae), in particular the cedar of Lebanon (C. libani), with spreading branches, and the deodar

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are huge Douglas firs, cedars, and hemlocks behind us, and cougars come down to the lake to drink.
    • Conifers are evergreen trees and shrubs that include pines, spruces, firs, arborvitae, junipers, cedars and yews.
    • The huge evergreen family includes botanicals such as European mistletoe, rosemary, cloves, allspice and holly, as well as conifers, including pines, cedars and cypress.
    • The new building was erected on the site of Swords House, an important 18th century residence which stood there until the 1980s and whose evergreen oaks and cedars still remain in front of the new offices.
    • And unlike other conifers, Port-Orford cedars produce seeds at a young age.

Origin

Old English, from Old French cedre or Latin cedrus, from Greek kedros.

 
 
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