cedrus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, feminine) a juniper tree (Juniperus oxycedrus)
2. (broadly, declension-2, feminine) cedar-oil, used to anoint books to preserve them from damage by moth or decay

Concepts

cedar

juniper

Synonyms

iuniperus

iunipirus

Translations

Zeder

cèdre

cedro

ceder

cedro

cedro

أرز

cedre

sedir

Zedernholz

Κέδρος

genièvre

ginepro

genévrier

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɛ.drʊs]

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees”). Compare with its possible mutation citrus.