cedar tree

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cedar tree - any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars cedar cedarwood, cedar - durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests Cupressaceae, cypress family, family Cupressaceae - cypresses and junipers and many cedars Austrocedrus chilensis, Chilean cedar - a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage Calocedrus decurrens, Libocedrus decurrens, incense cedar, red cedar - tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark Atlantic white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides, coast white cedar, southern white cedar, white cypress, white cedar - slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Lawson's cedar, Lawson's cypress, Oregon cedar, Port Orford cedar - large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet Alaska cedar, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Nootka cypress, yellow cedar, yellow cypress - tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament Cryptomeria japonica, Japan cedar, Japanese cedar, sugi - tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood incense cedar - any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood kawaka, Libocedrus plumosa - New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress Libocedrus bidwillii, mountain pine, pahautea - evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
	2.	cedar tree - any cedar of the genus Cedrus true cedar, cedar Cedrus, genus Cedrus - true cedars cedarwood, cedar - durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libani - cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height Cedrus deodara, deodar, deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar - tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica - tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental conifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones