Spanish cedar: Meaning and Definition of

Span'ish ce'dar

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a tropical American tree, Cedrela odorata, of the mahogany family.
  2. the hard, fragrant, mahoganylike brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture and esp. cigar boxes. Also called
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