cedar
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Its species name, cedrus, refers to cedar trees, evergreen conifers similar to those that existed in Late Triassic forests.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026
These 4,600-year-old funerary boats, made of cedar and acacia, were intended to transport the king into the afterlife.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
The next morning, after a soak in the cedar tub, I ventured out for breakfast at Tida Moon, a restaurant recommended by Higa, the bar owner in Naha.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
A cedar tree climbed by The Beatles, an oak that may have inspired Virginia Woolf, and a King of Limbs near Marlborough are among ten nominees to be named Tree of the Year 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
He licked his lips and tasted powdered cedar.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
"Previously, it was spruces or cedars, but today, we find endemic species better adapted to the climate," Merdan Arazmedov, a member of Turkmenistan's Nature Protection Society, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
On Christmas Tree Lane, the large cedars lining the road were still draped with old-school holiday lights — but nearly all the homes were ruined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
And the cedars, most of which were planted in the late 1880s, seemed fine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
Despite what residents described as a fiery rain of embers propelled by hurricane force winds, the street’s 135 cedars seemed unfazed by the fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
“He’s not going to come within a hundred yards of those cedars anyway.”
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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