Cedrus

See also: cedrus and cédrus

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Cedrus f

1. 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

• Austrocedrus
• Calocedrus
• Libocedrus
• Papuacedrus

References

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