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SPANISH CEDAR TREE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes
Synonyms:
Cedrela odorata; Spanish cedar; Spanish cedar tree
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Hypernyms ("Spanish cedar tree" 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 tree"):
cigar-box cedar (fragrant wood much used for cigar boxes)
Holonyms ("Spanish cedar tree" is a member of...):
Cedrela; genus Cedrela (tropical American trees)