bastard cedar

noun

An incense cedar (Calocedrus spp.),

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Meanings

nounbastard cedar (plural bastard cedars)

plural bastard cedars

  1. An incense cedar (Calocedrus spp.),
    1. especially, Calocedrus decurrens.
  2. A sequoia (Sequoia and Sequoiadendron).
  3. A Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata).
  4. A chinaberry (Melia azedarach).
  5. A ribbonwood (Adenostoma sparsifolium).
  6. A tree of species Chukrasia tabularis, native to tropical Asia.
  7. A West Indian elm (Guazuma ulmifolia).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hyawaindian mahogany
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APA

bastard cedar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20cedar

MLA

“bastard cedar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20cedar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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