cedar tree

1. Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars (synset 111650468)
   is a type of: conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
   subtypes:

   • austrocedrus chilensis, chilean cedar - a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage
   • calocedrus decurrens, incense cedar, libocedrus decurrens, red cedar - tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark
   • atlantic white cedar, chamaecyparis thyoides, coast white cedar, southern white cedar, white cedar, white cypress - slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae
   • chamaecyparis lawsoniana, lawson's cedar, lawson's cypress, oregon cedar, port orford cedar - large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet
   • alaska cedar, chamaecyparis nootkatensis, nootka cypress, yellow cedar, yellow cypress - tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament
   • cryptomeria japonica, japan cedar, japanese cedar, sugi - tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
   • incense cedar - any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood
   • kawaka, libocedrus plumosa - New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress
   • libocedrus bidwillii, mountain pine, pahautea - evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka
   belongs to: cupressaceae, cypress family, family cupressaceae - cypresses and junipers and many cedars
   substance holonym: cedar, cedarwood - durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
   same as: cedar
2. Any cedar of the genus Cedrus (synset 111643556)
   is a type of: conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
   subtypes:

   • cedar of lebanon, cedrus libani - cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height
   • cedrus deodara, deodar, deodar cedar, himalayan cedar - tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber
   • atlas cedar, cedrus atlantica - tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental
   belongs to: cedrus, genus cedrus - true cedars
   substance holonym: cedar, cedarwood - durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
   same as: cedar, true cedar

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