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Cedar

//ˈsi.dɚ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A programming language, adding various features to the earlier language Mesa.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mahaska County, Iowa.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Smith County, Kansas.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Leelanau County, Michigan.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Iron County, Wisconsin.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Cedar Township.
Noun
  1. 1
    A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae. countable
  2. 2
    any cedar of the genus Cedrus wordnet
  3. 3
    A coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja. countable

    "There had been dry seasons, accumulations of dust, wind-blown seeds, and cedars rose wonderfully out of solid rock."

  4. 4
    durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests wordnet
  5. 5
    A flowering tree of the family Meliaceae, especially of the genera Cedrela or Toona. countable
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  1. 6
    any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars wordnet
  2. 7
    The aromatic wood from a Cedrus tree, or from any of several not closely related trees. uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English cedre, probably from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros). Some suggest that the Middle English word was partially from Old English ċeder, but the gap in attestation between the two words makes this proposal unlikely. Possible doublet of citrus.

Etymology 2

Probably a variant of Ceder.

Etymology 3

From cedar, because of the abundant local trees.

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