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CEDRUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cedrus mean? 

CEDRUS (noun)
  The noun CEDRUS has 1 sense:

1. true cedarsplay

  Familiarity information: CEDRUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CEDRUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

True cedars

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cedrus; genus Cedrus

Hypernyms ("Cedrus" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Cedrus"):

cedar; cedar tree; true cedar (any cedar of the genus Cedrus)

Holonyms ("Cedrus" is a member of...):

family Pinaceae; Pinaceae; pine family (a family of Pinaceae)


 Context examples 


The essential oil of Cedrus deodara.

(Cedrus deodara Seed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)



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