a tall evergreen conifer with needle-like leaves and woody cones, grown in many parts of the world for its strongly scented, durable timber
Majestic cedars lined the mountain road, their dark green branches dusted with snow.
The park planted a young cedar to replace an old maple that had fallen in a storm.
✦ from Old French cedre, via Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek kedros
the pale, aromatic wood taken from a cedar tree, valued for making furniture, closets, pencils, and chests because it resists insects and decay
Grandfather carved the toy boat from a single piece of fragrant cedar.
We lined the closet with thin cedar panels to keep moths away from winter coats.
✦ sense developed from the use of the tree’s timber; recorded in English since the 14th century
