| austrocedrus | (n) one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus, Syn. genus Austrocedrus |
| calocedrus | (n) tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus, Syn. genus Calocedrus |
| cedrus | (n) true cedars, Syn. genus Cedrus |
| chondrus | (n) a genus of protoctist, Syn. genus Chondrus |
| drusen | (n) (plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina |
| hydrus | (n) a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole |
| libocedrus | (n) cypresses that resemble cedars, Syn. genus Libocedrus |
| atlas cedar | (n) tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental, Syn. Cedrus atlantica |
| cedar of lebanon | (n) cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height, Syn. Cedrus libani |
| chilean cedar | (n) a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage, Syn. Austrocedrus chilensis |
| claudius | (n) Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54), Syn. Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, Claudius I |
| deodar | (n) tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber, Syn. Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, deodar cedar |
| druze | (n) an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God, Syn. Druse, Example: a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives |
| incense cedar | (n) tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark, Syn. Libocedrus decurrens, Calocedrus decurrens, red cedar |
| irish moss | (n) dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America, Syn. carageen, carrageen, carragheen, Chondrus crispus |
| kawaka | (n) New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress, Syn. Libocedrus plumosa |
| nero | (n) Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68), Syn. Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus |
| pahautea | (n) evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka, Syn. mountain pine, Libocedrus bidwillii |
| sand dropseed | (n) erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America, Syn. Sporobolus cryptandrus |
