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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Cedrela, genus Cedrelanoun

    tropical American trees

Wikipedia

  1. Cedrela

    Cedrela is a genus of several species in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. They are evergreen or dry-season deciduous trees with pinnate leaves, native to the tropical and subtropical New World, from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina.

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  1. cedrela

    Cedrela is a genus of several species in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. These are evergreen or dry-season deciduous trees native to Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The wood of cedrela trees is light, durable, and aromatic, making it popular for various uses including furniture, plywood, and cigar boxes. Some common species include Cedrela odorata, also known as Spanish cedar or Cuban cedar, and Cedrela fissilis, commonly referred to as Brazilian cedarwood.

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  1. Cedrela

    Cedrela is a genus of seven species in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. They are evergreen or dry-season deciduous trees with pinnate leaves, native to the tropical and subtropical New World, from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina. The name is derived from a diminutive form of Cedrus. ⁕Cedrela fissilis Vell. – Costa Rica south to Argentina ⁕Cedrela hirsuta C.DC. – Paraguay ⁕Cedrela huberi Ducke – Argentina ⁕Cedrela lilloi C.DC. – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil & Ecuador ⁕Cedrela montana Moritz ex Turcz – Colombia & Ecuador ⁕Cedrela odorata L. – cedro hembra, West Indies and from 24° N in Mexico south to 28° S in Argentina ⁕Cedrela salvadorensis Standl. – Central America ⁕Cedrela tonduzii C.DC. – Central America Cedrela odorata is the most common species in the genus, widespread in seasonally dry tropical and subtropical forests; it is deciduous in the dry season which may last several months. C. lilloi and C. montana occur at higher altitudes in moister conditions, and are evergreen or only briefly deciduous. These additional names have been published, but are not now accepted as distinct taxa: C. angustifolia, C. balansae, C. barbata, C. boliviana, C. brunelliodes, C. ciliolata, C. discolor, C. febrifuga, C. guanensis, C. mexicana, C. oaxacensis, C. occidentalis, C. pacayana, C. paraguariensis, C. rosei, C. rotunda, C. saxatilis, C. sintenisii, C. steinbachii, C. velutina.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cedrela

    sed′rē-la, n. a tropical genus of Meliaceæ, allied to mahogany, whose wood is popularly called cedar.—adj. Cedrelā′ceous. [Gr. kedrelatēkedros, cedar, elatē, the silver fir.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Cedrela

    A plant genus of the family MELIACEAE. Members contain cedrelanolide.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cedrela in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cedrela in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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