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CHILEAN CEDAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chilean cedar mean?
• CHILEAN CEDAR (noun)
The noun CHILEAN CEDAR has 1 sense:
1. a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage
Familiarity information: CHILEAN CEDAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Austrocedrus chilensis; Chilean cedar
Hypernyms ("Chilean cedar" is a kind of...):
cedar; cedar tree (any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars)
Holonyms ("Chilean cedar" is a member of...):
Austrocedrus; genus Austrocedrus (one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus)
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