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tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes

1. : any of several trees of the genus Cedrela; especially : a tropical American tree (C. odorata)

2. : the fragrant wood of Spanish cedar much used for cigar boxes — called also cigar-box cedar

1. a tropical American tree, Cedrela odorata, of the mahogany family.

2. the hard, fragrant, mahoganylike brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture and esp. cigar boxes. Also called West Indian cedar.

[1975-80]