cedarlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of cedar.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English cedar →
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Meanings

adjectivecedarlike (comparative more cedarlike, superlative most cedarlike)

comparative more cedarlike · superlative most cedarlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of cedar.

    Part of a line of knotty-looking wood pieces, it is made from sugi, or Cryptomeria japonica, an elegant cedarlike evergreen.

    2008 June 19, Penelope Green, “Comfortable Seating From Japanese Forests”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishcedar
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishcedarlike

From cedar + -like.

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APA

cedarlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cedarlike

MLA

“cedarlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cedarlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cedarlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cedarlike.

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