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
He said he was trying to block Edison’s crew from burying a large transformer between two towering deodar cedar trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 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 room smelled strongly of cedar, which came from an oval soaking tub at the center of the bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
He dug four holes and placed the cedar posts in them.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
"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
Calvin turned on East Las Flores Drive, threading under the canopy of crape myrtles, pines and deodar cedars, and pulled up to his Midcentury ranch home and ran next door to check on his mom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
By arborist Rebecca Latta’s estimate, thousands of trees in Altadena have been tagged for removal: oaks, pines, sycamores, deodar cedars — trees that have canopied the town for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025
Preserving the trees is critical, because without the cedars, there is no Christmas Tree Lane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
I got under some cedars, where the rain didn’t come much, only dripping now and then, where I could see when they got through and went away.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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