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Definition of Cedrus deodara
1. Noun. Tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber.
Generic synonyms: Cedar, Cedar Tree, True Cedar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cedrus Deodara
Literary usage of Cedrus deodara
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gardeners Chronicle, the Horticultural Trade Journal (1897)
"These trees are from 25 to 30 feet high, and about the same in diameter, and tho
stem ia from 1 to 1J foot in diameter, JG cedrus deodara. ..."
2. The Pinetum: Being a Synopsis of All the Coniferous Plants at Present Known by George Gordon, Henry George Bohn (1880)
"cedrus deodara tenuifolia, Knight. A very distinct variety, on account of its
bright grass-green colour and slender habit. It is entirely free from any ..."
3. The Timber Trees, Timber and Fancy Woods, as Also, the Forests, of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"Kelon, HIND., cedrus deodara, Loud., Larix deodara. Kelu of Chamba, &c., Cedrus
deodara, Loud. ... of Chamba, cedrus deodara. Kere-u of Chamba hills, ..."
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