Deodar

//ˈdiːəʊdɑː// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Cedrus deodara, a type of cedar tree native to the western Himalayas.

    "There were beautifully arranged tea-tables under the deodars at Annandale, where the Grand Stand is now; […]"

  2. 2
    tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber wordnet

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deodar cedarhimalayan cedarcedrus deodaradeodar cedarhimalayan cedar

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"There were beautifully arranged tea-tables under the deodars at Annandale, where the Grand Stand is now; […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from colloquial Hindustani دیودار (dyodār) / देओदार (deodār), from دیودار (dyodār) / देवदार (devdār), from Sanskrit देवदारु (deva-dāru, literally “divine tree”).

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