TRUE CEDAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does true cedar mean? 

• TRUE CEDAR (noun)
  The noun TRUE CEDAR has 1 sense:

1. any cedar of the genus Cedrus

  Familiarity information: TRUE CEDAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRUE CEDAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any cedar of the genus Cedrus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cedar; cedar tree; true cedar

Hypernyms ("true cedar" is a kind of...):

conifer; coniferous tree (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)

Meronyms (substance of "true cedar"):

cedar; cedarwood (durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "true cedar"):

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)

Holonyms ("true cedar" is a member of...):

Cedrus; genus Cedrus (true cedars)