cedar Definition

any of a genus (Cedrus) of usually tall coniferous trees (such as the cedar of Lebanon or the deodar) of the pine family noted for their fragrant durable wood

any of numerous coniferous trees (as of the genera Juniperus, Chamaecyparis, or Thuja of the cypress family) that resemble the true cedars especially in the fragrance and durability of their wood

the wood of a cedar

river 329 miles (529 kilometers) long in southeastern Minnesota and eastern Iowa flowing southeast into the Iowa River

a gall-producing disease especially of the apple caused by a rust fungus (Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae) that completes the first part of its life cycle on the common red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) and the second on the leaves and fruit of the apple

a long-lived cedar (Cedrus libani) native to Asia Minor with short fascicled leaves and erect cones

a brown gregarious American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) with a yellow band on the tip of the tail and a pale yellow belly

reservation in southwestern Utah northeast of Zion National Park containing a vast natural amphitheater

city in northeastern Iowa northwest of Waterloo population 39,260

town in northeastern Texas southwest of Dallas population 45,028

city in central Texas northwest of Austin population 48,937

city in eastern Iowa on the Cedar River population 126,326