Cedrus

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See also: cedrus and cédrus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”).

Proper noun

Cedrus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Pinaceae – the one to five species of true cedars, native to the mountains around the Mediterranean and to the western Himalayas.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Pinaceae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Cedrus libani (Lebanon cedar) - type species; Cedrus atlantica (Atlas cedar), Cedrus brevifolia (Cyprus cedar), Cedrus deodara (deodar cedar) - other species

Derived terms

References

Cedrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cedrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cedrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cedrus at USDA Plants database
Cedrus at Gymnosperms Database

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