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cedrus.

cedar/juniper; cedar wood; cedar-oil/tar (used as preservative/medicine);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɛ.drʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃɛː.drus]
  1. a juniper tree (Juniperus oxycedrus)

    declension-2 · feminine
  2. cedar-oil, used to anoint books to preserve them from damage by moth or decay

    broadly · declension-2 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees”). Compare with its possible mutation citrus.

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