Cedar

Definitions

1. A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
   countable
2. A surname.
3. A programming language, adding various features to the earlier language Mesa.
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona.
6. A coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja.
   countable
7. An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana.
8. A flowering tree of the family Meliaceae, especially of the genera Cedrela or Toona.
   countable
9. An unincorporated community in Mahaska County, Iowa.
10. The aromatic wood from a Cedrus tree, or from any of several not closely related trees.
    uncountable
11. A city in Smith County, Kansas.
12. A census-designated place in Leelanau County, Michigan.
13. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
14. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
15. An unincorporated community in Iron County, Wisconsin.
16. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Cedar Township.

Equivalents

Examples

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

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