Deodar

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deodar \De`o*dar"\, n. [Native name, fr. Skr. d[=e]vad[=a]ru,
     prop., timber of the gods.] (Bot.)
     A kind of cedar ({Cedrus Deodara}), growing in India, highly
     valued for its size and beauty as well as for its timber, and
     also grown in England as an ornamental tree.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deodar
       n : tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with
           nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as
           its timber [syn: {deodar cedar}, {Himalayan cedar}, {Cedrus
           deodara}]