cedar

n.	1.	(Bot.) The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable for its durability and fragrant odor.
a.	1.	Of or pertaining to cedar.

Noun	1.	cedar - any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars Synonyms: cedar tree
	2.	cedar - durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests Synonyms: cedarwood
	3.	cedar - any cedar of the genus Cedrus Synonyms: true cedar, cedar tree

Cedar - A superset of Mesa, from Xerox PARC, adding garbage collection, dynamic types and a universal pointer type (REF ANY). Cedar is a large complex language designed for custom Xerox hardware and the Cedar operating system/environment. Data types are atoms, lists, ropes ("industrial strength" strings), conditions. Multi-processing features include threads, monitors, signals and catch phrases. It was used to develop the Cedar integrated programming environment. ["A Description of the Cedar Language", Butler Lampson, Xerox PARC, CSL-83-15 (Dec 1983)]. ["The Structure of Cedar", D. Swinehart et al, SIGPLAN Notices 20(7):230-244 (July 1985)].

Alaska cedar, Atlantic white cedar, Austrocedrus chilensis, Calocedrus decurrens, cedar tree, cedarwood, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Chamaecyparis thyoides, Chilean cedar, coast white cedar, conifer, coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, Cupressaceae, cypress family, family Cupressaceae, incense cedar, Japan cedar, Japanese cedar, kawaka, Lawson's cedar, Lawson's cypress, Libocedrus bidwillii, Libocedrus decurrens, Libocedrus plumosa, mountain pine, Nootka cypress, Oregon cedar, pahautea, Port Orford cedar, red cedar, southern white cedar, sugi, white cedar, white cypress, yellow cedar, yellow cypress