deodar

Questions about deodar

What does deodar mean?

deodar means "tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber".

How many syllables are in deodar?

deodar has 3 syllables and divides as de-o-dar under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for deodar?

Close synonyms include deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deodar a common word?

deodar is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.