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Spanish cedar — noun tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes • Syn: ↑Spanish cedar tree, ↑Cedrela odorata • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Cedrela, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Spanish cedar — n. 1. a West Indian tree (Cedrela odorata) of the mahogany family, yielding a light, aromatic wood used in making cigar boxes, etc. 2. its wood … English World dictionary
Spanish cedar — 1. a tropical American tree, Cedrela odorata, of the mahogany family. 2. the hard, fragrant, mahoganylike brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture and esp. cigar boxes. Also called West Indian cedar. [1975 80] * * * … Universalium
cedar — /see deuhr/, n. 1. any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Cf. cedar of Lebanon. 2. any of various junipers, as the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of the cypress family, having reddish… … Universalium
mahogany tree — noun any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish to reddish brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish • Syn: ↑mahogany • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms:… … Useful english dictionary
cigar-box cedar — noun fragrant wood much used for cigar boxes • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany • Substance Holonyms: ↑Spanish cedar, ↑Spanish cedar tree, ↑Cedrela odorata * * * ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : spanish … Useful english dictionary
Spanish curlew — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cedar Revolution — History of Lebanon series Modern Lebanon 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Syrian occupation of Lebanon 2005 Lebanon bombings … Wikipedia
cigar-box cedar — ▪ tree also called Spanish Cedar or West Indian Cedar (Cedrela odorata), tropical American timber tree, of the mahogany family (Meliaceae), prized for its aromatic wood, hence its name. Its small flowers are borne in branched clusters, and… … Universalium
bastard cedar — noun : any of several trees: as a. : incense cedar b. : sequoia c. : spanish cedar d … Useful english dictionary
