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cedar

[see-der] / ˈsi dər /
NOUN
tree
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Important discoveries in recent years include the remains of columns and bases from a Roman temple in Maasser al-Shouf in the mountains southeast of Beirut, nestled next to a millennia-old cedar forest.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

Spanning 3,180 square feet, the home is akin to a resort-level wellness retreat, offering a large cedar hot tub, a cold plunge, and a dry sauna.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

But he then pointed to the deodar cedar next to where his brother’s house stood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025

Akira loved this time of year, when the air was crisp and cool and smelled like cedar and Douglas fir.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

"We've already lost trees," said Rosie Fyles, head of gardens at Chiswick House in west London, whose Kent-designed shady lawns dotted with statues and cedars of Lebanon date back to the 18th century.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

"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

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

The loggers had had their pick of the virgin timber still growing along that section of the Dungeness— towering Douglas firs and massive western red cedars.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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