1
a
: any of a genus (Cedrus) of usually tall coniferous trees (such as the cedar of Lebanon or the deodar) of the pine family noted for their fragrant durable wood
b
: any of numerous coniferous trees (as of the genera Juniperus, Chamaecyparis, or Thuja of the cypress family) that resemble the true cedars especially in the fragrance and durability of their wood
2
: the wood of a cedar
Examples of cedar in a Sentence
a chair made of cedar
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Loose Photos Powell explains that loose photos can be damaged by a cedar chest and should always be placed in archival sleeves or bins before going into a cedar chest.
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Enchanting roads through forests of birch, maple, and cedar can be embraced by leafy canopies, like the 20-mile Tunnel of Trees along the M-119 highway.
—Staff Author Published, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
For boating aficionados, there’s a two-slip cedar dock with a party deck, two hydro boat lifts, two hydro jet ski lifts, and more.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Across the four-bedroom main house and warming hut, both clad in a clear vertical grain Alaskan yellow cedar selected to patina, Baird’s interior design was inspired as much by the exterior views as by the home’s history.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Enchanting roads through forests of birch, maple, and cedar can be embraced by leafy canopies, like the 20-mile Tunnel of Trees along the M-119 highway.
—Staff Author Published, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
For boating aficionados, there’s a two-slip cedar dock with a party deck, two hydro boat lifts, two hydro jet ski lifts, and more.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Across the four-bedroom main house and warming hut, both clad in a clear vertical grain Alaskan yellow cedar selected to patina, Baird’s interior design was inspired as much by the exterior views as by the home’s history.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024
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cedar
noun
ce·dar
ˈsēd-ər 
1
a
: any of a genus of usually tall trees related to the pines and noted for their fragrant durable wood
b
: any of numerous cone-bearing trees (as some junipers) resembling the true cedars especially in having fragrant long-lasting wood
2
: the wood of a cedar
Geographical Definition
Cedar
geographical name
Ce·dar
ˈsē-dər
river 329 miles (529 kilometers) long in southeastern Minnesota and eastern Iowa flowing southeast into the Iowa River
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