Deodar

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdiːəʊdɑː/

Origin

From colloquial Hindustani देओदार
دیودار, from देवदारु
دیودار, from Sanskrit देवदारु ‘divine tree’.

Full definition of deodar

Noun

1. Cedrus deodara, a type of cedar tree native to the western Himalayas.
• 1888: There were beautifully arranged tea-tables under the deodars at Annandale, where the Grand Stand is now — Rudyard Kipling, ‘Cupid's Arrows’, Plain Tales from the Hills (Folio Society 2007, p. 47)

Anagrams

• adored