deodar

English

deodar

Etymology

From colloquial Hindustani देओदार (deodār) / دیودار (de'o-dār), from देवदारु (devdāru) / دیودار (dev-dāru), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit देवदारु (deva-dāru) ‘divine tree’.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːəʊdɑː/

Noun

deodar (plural deodars)

1. , a type of cedar tree native to the western Himalayas.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘Cupid's Arrows’, Plain Tales from the Hills (Folio Society 2007, p. 47)

     There were beautifully arranged tea-tables under the deodars at Annandale, where the Grand Stand is now.

Synonyms

• (Cedrus deodara): deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar

Translations

Cedrus deodara

• Hindi: देवदार (hi) m (devdār)
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• Japanese: ヒマラヤ杉 (ヒマラヤスギ, himarayasugi)

Anagrams

• adored, roaded