Meanings
cedar1
plural cedars
- countableA coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
- countableA coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja.
There had been dry seasons, accumulations of dust, wind-blown seeds, and cedars rose wonderfully out of solid rock.
1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC
Cedar2
Cedar3
- computingA programming language, adding various features to the earlier language Mesa.
Cedar4
- A number of places in the United States:
- A ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona.
- A city in Smith County, Kansas.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Cedar Township.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
noundurable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
cedar · noun
- Ancient Greekκέδρος
- Latincedrus
- Old Frenchcedre
- Middle Englishcedre
- Englishcedar
From Middle English cedre, probably from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros). Some suggest that the Middle English word was partially from Old English ċeder, but the gap in attestation between the two words makes this proposal unlikely. Possible doublet of citrus.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Cedar · proper noun
From cedar, because of the abundant local trees.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κέδρος
- κέδρος (kédros)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Arabic أَرْز
- أَرْز (ʔarz)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Basque zedro
- zedroconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Bulgarian ке́дър
- ке́дър (kédăr)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Catalan cedre
- cedreconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Chinese Mandarin 西洋杉, 香柏
- 西洋杉 (xīyángshān)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
- 香柏 (xiāngbó)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
- 雪松 (xuěsōng)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Czech cedr, cedr
- cedraromatic wood
- cedrconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Danish ceder, cedertræ
- cederaromatic wood
- cedertræaromatic wood
- cederconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
- cedertræconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Dutch ceder, cederhout
- cederaromatic wood
- cederhoutaromatic wood
- cederconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Esperanto cedro
- cedroconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Estonian seeder
- seederconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Finnish sypressikasvi, setri
- sypressikasviconiferous tree in family Cupressaceae
- setriaromatic wood
- setriconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
- setripuuconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
French cèdre, cèdre
- cèdrearomatic wood
- cèdreconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
German Zypressengewächs, Zeder
- Zypressengewächsconiferous tree in family Cupressaceae
- Zederaromatic wood
- Zedernholzaromatic wood
- Zederconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Greek κέδρος
- κέδρος (kédros)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Hawaiian ʻaleka
- ʻalekaconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Hebrew אֶרֶז
- אֶרֶז (ʾérez)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Hindi देवदार
- देवदार (devdār)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Hungarian cédrus, cédrusfa
- cédrusaromatic wood
- cédrusfaaromatic wood
- cédrusconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
- cédrusfaconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Icelandic sedrus
- sedrusconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Irish céadar
- céadarconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Italian cedro, cedro
- cedroaromatic wood
- cedroconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Japanese ヒマラヤ杉
- ヒマラヤ杉 (himarayasugi)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Korean 개잎갈 나무, 시다
- 개잎갈 나무 (gaeipgal namu)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
- 시다 (sida)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Latin cedrus
- cedrusconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Latvian ciedrs
- ciedrsconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Lithuanian kedras
- kedrasconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Malay araz
- arazconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Māori hīta
- hītaconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Norwegian Bokmål seder
- sederconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Persian سرو, سدر
- سرو (sarv)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
- سدر (sedr)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Polish cedr, cedr
- cedraromatic wood
- cedrconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Portuguese cedro, cedro
- cedroaromatic wood
- cedroconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Romanian cedru
- cedruconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Russian кедр, кедр
- кедр (kedr)aromatic wood
- кедр (kedr)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Slovak céder
- céderconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Spanish cedro
- cedroconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Swahili mwerezi
- mwereziconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Swedish cederträ, ceder
- cederträaromatic wood
- cederaromatic wood
- cederconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Tagalog sedro
- sedroconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Turkish sedir, dağ servisi
- sedirconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
- dağ servisiconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Urdu دیودار
- دیودار (devdār)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Welsh cedrwydd
- cedrwyddconiferous tree in genus Cedrus
Yiddish צעדרבוים, צעדר
- צעדרבוים (tsedrboym)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
- צעדר (tsedr)coniferous tree in genus Cedrus
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cedar
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
cedar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cedar
“cedar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cedar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cedar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cedar.
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