cedar
English Thesaurus
1. any cedar of the genus Cedrus (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | conifer, coniferous tree, |
| definition | : | any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cedar of lebanon, cedrus libani, |
| definition | : | cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cedrus deodara, deodar, deodar cedar, himalayan cedar, |
| definition | : | tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | atlas cedar, cedrus atlantica, |
| definition | : | tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | cedrus, genus cedrus, |
| definition | : | true cedars (noun.plant) |
2. durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | wood, |
| definition | : | the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | red cedar, |
| definition | : | fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | port orford cedar, |
| definition | : | the wood of the Port Orford cedar tree (noun.plant) |
| substance meronym | : | cedar, cedar tree, true cedar, |
| definition | : | any cedar of the genus Cedrus (noun.plant) |
| substance meronym | : | cedar, cedar tree, |
| definition | : | any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars (noun.plant) |
3. any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | conifer, coniferous tree, |
| definition | : | any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | austrocedrus chilensis, chilean cedar, |
| definition | : | a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | calocedrus decurrens, incense cedar, libocedrus decurrens, red cedar, |
| definition | : | tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | atlantic white cedar, chamaecyparis thyoides, coast white cedar, southern white cedar, white cedar, white cypress, |
| definition | : | slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | chamaecyparis lawsoniana, lawson's cedar, lawson's cypress, oregon cedar, port orford cedar, |
| definition | : | large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | alaska cedar, chamaecyparis nootkatensis, nootka cypress, yellow cedar, yellow cypress, |
| definition | : | tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cryptomeria japonica, japan cedar, japanese cedar, sugi, |
| definition | : | tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | incense cedar, |
| definition | : | any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | kawaka, libocedrus plumosa, |
| definition | : | New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | libocedrus bidwillii, mountain pine, pahautea, |
| definition | : | evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | cupressaceae, cypress family, family cupressaceae, |
| definition | : | cypresses and junipers and many cedars (noun.plant) |
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