| 单词 | cedar |
| 释义 | cedar (once / 631 pages) 1n 2n A cedar is an evergreen tree with a particularly fragrant wood. The trees in your yard that keep their green needles through the winter might be cedars. There are many different varieties of cedars, including a popular Christmas tree in the Southern US, the Eastern Red Cedar. Cedars are probably best known for the strong, appealing scent of their wood, which is often used to line storage chests or closets, both for the smell and its tendency to repel moths. The Greek root of cedar is kedros. WORD FAMILYcedar: cedars USAGE EXAMPLES“There are a lot of kids who are walking an hour just to get there and read our books,” Cedar said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Police said the shooting occurred about 7:45 p.m. in the 200 block of Cedar Street NW. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) After Klein graduated from Holy Cross Leo High School, he decided to attend Cedar Rapids Barber School through a classmate who chose the profession. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n any cedar of the genus Cedrus Syn|Hypo|Hyper cedar tree, true cedar Cedrus libani, cedar of Lebanon cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height Cedrus deodara, Himalayan cedar, deodar, deodar cedartall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlanticatall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental conifer, coniferous tree any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones 2n durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper cedarwood red cedar fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees Port Orford cedarthe wood of the Port Orford cedar tree pencil cedarwood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils wood the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees n any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars Syn|Hypo|Hyper cedar tree Austrocedrus chilensis, Chilean cedar a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage Calocedrus decurrens, Libocedrus decurrens, incense cedar, red cedartall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark Atlantic white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides, coast white cedar, southern white cedar, white cedar, white cypressslow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Lawson's cedar, Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedarlarge timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet Alaska cedar, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Nootka cypress, yellow cedar, yellow cypresstall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament Cryptomeria japonica, Japan cedar, Japanese cedar, sugitall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood incense cedarany of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood Libocedrus plumosa, kawakaNew Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress Libocedrus bidwillii, mountain pine, pahauteaevergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka conifer, coniferous tree any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones |
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