cedrus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees”). Compare with its possible mutation citrus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ.drʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.drus] === Noun === cedrus f (genitive cedrī); second declension a juniper tree (Juniperus oxycedrus) (by extension) cedar-oil, used to anoint books to preserve them from damage by moth or decay ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Synonyms ==== (cedar-oil): cedrium ==== Related terms ==== cedrelatē cedria cedrinus cedris cedrium ==== Descendants ==== === References === “cedrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “cedrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “cedrus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.