Deodars

/ˈdiːoʊˌdɑːrz/ noun

Definition

Plural of deodar; another common spelling for multiple Himalayan cedar trees.

Etymology

Variant plural of deodara without the final 'a', reflecting different transliteration preferences from Sanskrit-Hindi. Both 'deodaras' and 'deodars' coexist in English because early botanists used inconsistent romanization systems.

Kelly Says

Competing plural forms reveal the messy reality of how English absorbs foreign words—there's no single 'correct' way to pluralize Sanskrit-origin words, so multiple versions survived in different regions and botanical texts.

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