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nounTropical American trees.synonyms: Cedrela

nounTropical American trees.synonyms: genus Cedrela

... n.) The reddish brown wood of an East Indian tree (Cedrela Toona) closely resembling the Spanish cedar; also. the tree itself.pl. of Toe.

... noun Tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes.synonyms: Spanish cedar, Cedrela odorata

... for other conifers, e.g., the juniper (red cedar), arborvitae (white cedar), and others of the family Cupressaceae ( cypress family). Several tropical American trees of the genus Cedrela of the mahogany family are also called cedars. True cedars are classified in the division Pinophyta, class Pinopsida, order Coniferales, family Pinaceae.