cedrela odorata

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cedrela odorata - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  cedar \ce"dar\ (s[=e]"d[~e]r), n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr.
     ke`dros.] (Bot.)
     The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable
     for its durability and fragrant odor.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white
           cedar (Cupressus thyoides) is now called
           Cham[oe]cyparis sph[ae]roidea; American red cedar is
           the Juniperus Virginiana; Spanish cedar, the West
           Indian Cedrela odorata. Many other trees with
           odoriferous wood are locally called cedar.
           [1913 Webster]

cedrela odorata - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cedrela odorata
      n 1: tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used
           especially for boxes [syn: Spanish cedar, Spanish cedar tree
           , Cedrela odorata]