aromatic cedar wood

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• CEDAR — (Heb. אֶרֶז, erez), the Cedrus libani. The cedar formerly covered extensive areas of the Lebanon mountains. In biblical times, potentates used cedar wood in the construction of palaces and other major buildings (cf. Isa. 9:9). The cedar was… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Cedar — Taxobox name = Cedar image width = 240px image caption = Lebanon Cedar in Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, Barouk, Lebanon regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Pinaceae genus = Cedrus genus authority =… …   Wikipedia

• Cedar Tree —     Cedar     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Cedar     [éréz, kedros, cedrus].     A coniferous tree frequently mentioned in the Bible. The Hebrew éréz, like the corresponding Arabic arz, the Greek (kedros), the Latin cedrus, or the English cedar, m …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Cedar oil — was used as the base for paints by the ancient Sumerians. They would grind cobalt compounds in a mortar and pestle to produce a blue pigment. They could obtain green from copper, yellow from lead antimoniate, black from charcoal, and white from… …   Wikipedia

• cedar — /see deuhr/, n. 1. any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Cf. cedar of Lebanon. 2. any of various junipers, as the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of the cypress family, having reddish… …   Universalium

• Wood — Wooden redirects here. For other uses, see Wooden (disambiguation). Heartwood redirects here. For other uses, see Heartwood (disambiguation). This article is about the substance. For small forests, see woodland. For wood as a commodity, see… …   Wikipedia

• Wood as a medium — As a contemporary artistic medium, wood is used in traditional and modern styles, and is an excellent medium for new art. Wood is used in forms of sculpture, craft, and decoration including chip carving, wood burning, and marquetry. Wood offers a …   Wikipedia

• cedar camphor — Camphor Cam phor (k[a^]m f[ e]r), n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre (cf. It. canfora, Sp. camfora, alcanfor, LL. canfora, camphora, NGr. kafoyra ), fr. Ar. k[=a]f[=u]r, prob. fr. Skr. karp[=u]ra.] 1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cedar — noun /siːdə,siːdɚ/ a) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the coniferous plant family Pinaceae. b) The aromatic wood from such a tree. Syn: cedr See Also: Cedrela, cedrelaceous, cedrelate, cedrine …   Wiktionary

• incense cedar — 1. any of several coniferous trees of the genus Libocedrus (or Calocedrus), esp. L. decurrens, of the western U.S., growing to a height of 150 ft. (50 m). 2. the aromatic, close grained wood of this tree, used to make pencils, chests, closet… …   Universalium

• Spanish cedar — n. 1. a West Indian tree (Cedrela odorata) of the mahogany family, yielding a light, aromatic wood used in making cigar boxes, etc. 2. its wood …   English World dictionary