deodar

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber

Etymology

Borrowed from colloquial Hindustani دیودار (dyodār) / देओदार (deodār), from دیودار (dyodār) / देवदार (devdār), from Sanskrit देवदारु (deva-dāru, literally “divine tree”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara

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