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CEDRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cedrus mean?
• CEDRUS (noun)
The noun CEDRUS has 1 sense:
1. true cedars
Familiarity information: CEDRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
True cedars
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cedrus; genus Cedrus
Hypernyms ("Cedrus" is a kind of...):
gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)
Meronyms (members of "Cedrus"):
cedar; cedar tree; true cedar (any cedar of the genus Cedrus)
Holonyms ("Cedrus" is a member of...):
family Pinaceae; Pinaceae; pine family (a family of Pinaceae)
Context examples
The essential oil of Cedrus deodara.
(Cedrus deodara Seed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
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