deodar

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deodar - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Deodar \De`o*dar"\, n. [Native name, fr. Skr. d[=e]vad[=a]ru,
     prop., timber of the gods.] (Bot.)
     A kind of cedar (Cedrus Deodara), growing in India, highly
     valued for its size and beauty as well as for its timber, and
     also grown in England as an ornamental tree.
     [1913 Webster]

deodar - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  deodar
      n 1: tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with
           nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as
           its timber [syn: deodar, deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar
           , Cedrus deodara]