ALL meanings of cedar
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C c - variable noun cedar A cedar or a cedar tree is a large evergreen tree with wide branches and small thin leaves called needles. 3
- variable noun cedar Cedar is the wood of this tree. 3
- noun cedar any Old World coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus, having spreading branches, needle-like evergreen leaves, and erect barrel-shaped cones: family Pinaceae 3
- noun cedar any of various other conifers, such as the red cedars and white cedars 3
- noun cedar the wood of any of these trees 3
- noun cedar any of certain other plants, such as the Spanish cedar 3
- adjective cedar made of the wood of a cedar tree 3
- noun cedar any of a genus (Cedrus) of widespreading coniferous trees of the pine family, having clusters of needlelike leaves, cones, and durable wood with a characteristic fragrance, as the cedar of Lebanon (C. libani) 3
- noun cedar any of various similar trees of other families, as certain kinds of juniper or thuja 3
- noun cedar Spanish cedar 3
- noun cedar the wood of any of these 3
- adjective cedar of cedar 3
- noun Technical meaning of cedar A superset of Mesa, from Xerox PARC, adding garbage collection, dynamic types and a universal pointer type (REF ANY). Cedar is a large complex language designed for custom Xerox hardware and the Cedar operating system/environment. Data types are atoms, lists, ropes ("industrial strength" strings), conditions. Multi-processing features include threads, monitors, signals and catch phrases. It was used to develop the Cedar integrated programming environment. 1
- noun cedar (countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae. 1
- noun cedar coniferous tree 1
- noun cedar wood of cedar tree 1
- noun cedar any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon. 1
- adjective cedar made of cedar 1
- noun cedar any of various junipers, as the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of the cypress family, having reddish-brown bark and dark-blue, berrylike fruit. 1
- noun cedar any of various other coniferous trees. Compare incense cedar, white cedar. 1
- noun cedar any of several trees belonging to the genus Cedrela, of the mahogany family, as the Spanish cedar. 1
- noun cedar Also called cedarwood. the fragrant wood of any of these trees, used in furniture and as a moth repellent. 1
- noun cedar (Countable Noun) A coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja. 0
- noun cedar (Countable Noun) A flowering tree of the family Meliaceae, especially of the genera Cedrela or Toona. 0
- noun cedar (Uncountable Noun) The aromatic wood from a Cedrus tree, or from any of several unrelated trees. 0