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deodar
[ dee-uh-dahr ]
noun
- a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
deodar
/ ˈdiːəʊˌdɑː /
noun
- a Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, with drooping branches
- the durable fragrant highly valued wood of this tree
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deodar1
1795–1805; < Hindi deodār < Sanskrit devadāru wood of the gods, equivalent to deva god + dāru wood
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deodar1
C19: from Hindi deodār, from Sanskrit devadāru, literally: wood of the gods, from deva god + dāru wood
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Example Sentences
The country, however, in that direction was screened from view by spurs covered with dense forests of deodar.
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Logs of deodar were floated down the rivers to form bridges or temple pillars in Srinagar, the capital of far Cashmere.
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The second class includes tracts of teak, sal or deodar timber and the like, where private or village rights of user are few.
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Vellacott took the budget addressed to him, and walked away to where an iron table and some chairs stood in the shade of a deodar.
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Here there is a forest of pillars all of single deodar trees, and remarkable for their height and grace.
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