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“cedar” in Latin
cedrusa juniper tree (Juniperus oxycedrus); cedar-oil, used to anoint books to preserve them from damage by moth or decaycedrinuscedarcedriumThe oil obtained from the cedar tree—cedar-oil.
The English word cedar itself goes back to Latin cedrus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cedar
cedrus. The fruit of the cedar, cedris (Plin.).
As adjective, cedreus; cedrinus; cedro factus (made of cedar).
As wood, cedrus.
Cedar oil, cedrium; oleum cedrinum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cedar?
- The usual Latin words for “cedar” are cedrus, cedrinus, cedrium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.