Ce"dar (sē"dẽr), n.
[AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. ke`dros.]
(Bot.) The name of several evergreen trees. The wood
is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor.
☞ The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the
white cedar (Cupressus thyoides) is now called
Chamœcyparis sphæroidea; American red cedar is
the Juniperus Virginiana; Spanish cedar, the West Indian
Cedrela odorata. Many other trees with odoriferous wood
are locally called cedar.
Cedar bird (Zoöl.), a
species of chatterer (Ampelis cedrorum), so named from its
frequenting cedar trees; -- called also cherry bird,
Canada robin, and American waxwing.
Ce"dar, a. Of or pertaining to
cedar.