Hypernyms for "cedar"
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Alaska cedar
Atlantic white cedar
Atlas cedar
Austrocedrus chilensis
Calocedrus decurrens
cedar of Lebanon
Cedrus atlantica
Cedrus deodara
Cedrus libani
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Chilean cedar
coast white cedar
Cryptomeria japonica
deodar
deodar cedar
Himalayan cedar
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
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.