Definition: A plant genus in the family PINACEAE, order Pinales, class Pinopsida, division Coniferophyta. It is the source of cedarwood oil. Cedar ordinarily refers to this but also forms part of the name of plants in other genera.
X ref CEDAR TREE: check text; restrict to genus CEDRUS; do not use for other genera referred to as cedar in the literature; check MeSH for other cedar terms; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOT
Other names Trees, Cedar; Tree, Cedar; Cedar Trees; Cedar Tree
