noun
true cedars
• Syn: ↑genus Cedrus
• Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pinaceae, ↑family Pinaceae, ↑pine family
• Member Meronyms: ↑cedar, ↑cedar tree, ↑true cedar
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\\ˈsēdrəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a small genus of Old World evergreen trees (family Pinaceae) having erect cones and leaves clustered as in the larches but persistent
Useful english dictionary. 2012.