Cedar

n. [A-S. ceder-beam, Fr. cèdre, Pr. cedre, Sp., Pg., & It. cedro, Lat. cedrus, Gr. κέδρος.] (Bot.) A tree of different species of Cupressus, Abies, and Larix. It is an evergreen, and remarkable for the durability of its wood, which has a fragrant odor. The cedar of Lebanon is the Larix cedrus; the white cedar is the Cupressus thyoides. — Loudon.