Cedar \Ce"dar\, n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. ?.]
(Bot.)
The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable
for its durability and fragrant odor.
Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white
cedar (Cupressus thyoides) is now called
Cham[oe]cyparis sph[ae]roidea; American red cedar is
the Juniperus Virginiana; Spanish cedar, the West
Indian Cedrela odorata. Many other trees with
odoriferous wood are locally called cedar.
Cedar bird (Zo["o]l.), a species of chatterer (Ampelis
cedrarum), so named from its frequenting cedar trees; --
called also cherry bird, Canada robin, and American
waxwing.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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