Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cedar \Ce"dar\, n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
   The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable
   for its durability and fragrant odor.

   Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white
         cedar ({Cupressus thyoides}) is now called
         {Cham[oe]cyparis sph[ae]roidea}; American red cedar is
         the {Juniperus Virginiana}; Spanish cedar, the West
         Indian {Cedrela odorata}. Many other trees with
         odoriferous wood are locally called cedar.

   {Cedar bird} (Zo["o]l.), a species of chatterer ({Ampelis
      cedrarum}), so named from its frequenting cedar trees; --
      called also {cherry bird}, {Canada robin}, and {American
      waxwing}.