κέδρος,ἡ,
A. cedar-tree, ὀδμὴ κέδρου . . θύου τ' ἀνὰ νῆσον ὀδώδει δαιομένων
Od. 5.60
; τὸ ἀπὸ κ. ἄλειφαρ γινόμενον
Hdt. 2.87
, cf. 4.75 ; applied toprickly cedar, Juniperus Oxycedrus, Od.l.c., Thphr. HP 3.12.3 ;Syrian cedar, J. excelsa, ib. 3.2.6 , Dsc. 1.77 ;Phoenician cedar, J. phoenicea, Thphr. HP 9.2.3 ;Himalayan cedar, J. macropoda, Str. 15.1.29 ;κ. μικρά juniper, J. communis, Dsc.l.c.
2. anything made of cedar- wood: cedar coffin, E. Alc. 365 (pl.), Tr. 1141 ;cedar box, for a bee- hive, Theoc. 7.81 .
3. cedar-oil, τῇ κ. ἀλείφειν
Luc. Ind. 16
.
4.
v. κέδρον
1 .