The fragrant wood of cedar trees, valued for its durability, pleasant scent, and insect-repelling properties, used in furniture and construction.
Compound of cedar and wood. Cedar comes from Hebrew qedron via Greek and Latin. The wood itself has been prized since biblical times.
Cedarwood oil is so powerful at repelling insects that it's been used for thousands of years to protect everything from clothes to ancient Egyptian mummies—it's one of the few natural substances that actually works as well as people claim.
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