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    SPANISH CEDAR

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxesplay

    Synonyms:

    Cedrela odorata; Spanish cedar; Spanish cedar tree

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Spanish cedar" is a kind of...):

    mahogany; mahogany tree (any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish)

    Meronyms (substance of "Spanish cedar"):

    cigar-box cedar (fragrant wood much used for cigar boxes)

    Holonyms ("Spanish cedar" is a member of...):

    Cedrela; genus Cedrela (tropical American trees)

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