English noun: cedar |
| 1. | cedar (plant) any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars |
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| Synonyms | cedar tree |
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| Broader (hypernym) | conifer, coniferous tree |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Alaska cedar, Atlantic white cedar, Austrocedrus chilensis, Calocedrus decurrens, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Chamaecyparis thyoides, Chilean cedar, coast white cedar, Cryptomeria japonica, incense cedar, incense cedar, Japan cedar, Japanese cedar, kawaka, Lawson's cedar, Lawson's cypress, Libocedrus bidwillii, Libocedrus decurrens, Libocedrus plumosa, mountain pine, Nootka cypress, Oregon cedar, pahautea, Port Orford cedar, red cedar, southern white cedar, sugi, white cedar, white cypress, yellow cedar, yellow cypress |
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| Member meronym | Cupressaceae, cypress family, family Cupressaceae |
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| Substance holonym | cedar, cedarwood |
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| 2. | cedar (plant) durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests |
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| Synonyms | cedarwood |
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| Broader (hypernym) | wood |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Port Orford cedar, red cedar |
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| Substance meronym | cedar, cedar, cedar tree, cedar tree, true cedar |
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| 3. | cedar (plant) any cedar of the genus Cedrus |
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| Synonyms | cedar tree, true cedar |
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| Broader (hypernym) | conifer, coniferous tree |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Atlas cedar, cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus atlantica, Cedrus deodara, Cedrus libani, deodar, deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar |
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| Member meronym | Cedrus, genus Cedrus |
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| Substance holonym | cedar, cedarwood |
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