CEDRUS

(Lat.), n. f. Se2d(ke2d)'ru3s(ru<s). Gr., ntSpot. Fr., cedre. Ger., Ceder. It., Sp., cedro. 1. Of Tournefort, see JCNIPERUS. 2. Of Miller, a section of the genus Cedrela. 3. Of Loudon, the true cedars; a genus of coniferous trees, distinguished from Larix by their evergreen leaves, and from Pinus by the fact that both the long and the short offshoots of the branches are provided with true foliage-leaves (needles). [B, 42, 245.] C. african a [Gordon], C. argentea, C. atlantic a [Manetti]. A tree growing in the Atlas. The wood is used like that of C. Libani, of which by some it is regarded as a mere variety. [B, 245.] C. Barbadensium alatis fraxini foliis [Plukenet]. The Cedrela odorata. [B, 211.] C. conifer a [Jons.]. The C. Libani. [B, 200.] C. conifer a foliis laricis [C. Bauhin, Ray]. The C. Libani. [B, 200.] C. deodara [Loudon]. Syn.: Abies [Lindley] (seu Pinus [Parlatore] deodara). THE CONES OF CEDRUS LIBANI. [A, 387.] A tree growing in the Him a lay as; the wood is used like that of C. Libani, which this tree much resembles: the devadara, deodara, or dewar, of the Hindoos. [B, 214, 245.] C. elegans [Knight] A, ape; A, at; A, ah; A, all; Ch, chin; Cli", loch (Scottish); [s. 144]