cedar

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Its species name, cedrus, refers to cedar trees, evergreen conifers similar to those that existed in Late Triassic forests.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

These 4,600-year-old funerary boats, made of cedar and acacia, were intended to transport the king into the afterlife.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

The room smelled strongly of cedar, which came from an oval soaking tub at the center of the bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

The ancient Lady Jane Grey Oak in Leicester's Bradgate Park, and a cedar with low-sweeping boughs where The Beatles were photographed at London's Chiswick House, completed the top five in the rankings.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

One of the cedar planks that formed the skin of the canoe had split, and the paint around it was scraped.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman