Tall evergreen trees with aromatic wood, or the plural of cedar.
From Latin 'cedrus,' derived from Greek 'kedros,' likely borrowed from a Semitic language where cedar trees were native. The word traveled westward with trade and the reputation of these valuable trees.
Cedar wood was so prized in the ancient world that pharaohs imported it from Lebanon for sacred boats and temples—King Tut's tomb contained cedarwood, and these trees have been symbols of permanence and holiness for 5,000 years.
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