Etymology

cedrous

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Today it means: Of, or relating to, trees in the genus Cedrus of the plant family Pinaceae. Full definition →

Latin cedrus
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  1. Latin · derived fromcedrus“cedar”
  2. English todaycedrous

From Latin cedrus (“cedar”) + -ous.

Words from the same roots

Latincedrus all →

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