Cedrus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”). === Proper noun === Cedrus f A taxonomic genus within the family Pinaceae – the one to five species of true cedars, native to the mountains around the Mediterranean and to the western Himalayas. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Pinaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Cedrus libani (Lebanon cedar) - type species; Cedrus atlantica (Atlas cedar), Cedrus brevifolia (Cyprus cedar), Cedrus deodara (deodar cedar) - other species ==== Derived terms ==== Austrocedrus Calocedrus Libocedrus Papuacedrus === References === Cedrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cedrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cedrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Cedrus at USDA Plants database Cedrus at Gymnosperms Database