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 Translation for 'Lebanon cedar' from English to Slovak
NOUN   a Lebanon cedar | Lebanon cedars
bot.T
céder {m} libanonský [Cedrus libani]
Lebanon cedar
geogr.
Libanon {m}
(the) Lebanon <.lb>
bot.T
céder {m}
cedar
cédrový {adj}cedar [attr.]
bot.
cédrová kôra {f}
cedar bark
cédrové drevo {n}cedar wood
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Usage Examples English
  • Eliza Ridgely was an avid gardener, and in the 1830s and 1840s she improved the gardens and enhanced the landscape at Hampton, planting exotic trees such as the Lebanon Cedar which still stands on the house's south lawn.
  • The reserve contains the Lebanon cedar forests of Barouk, Maaser el Shouf and Ain Zhalta-Bmohray.
  • The "cedar" in the name refers to the eastern juniper ("Juniperus virginiana"), mistaken by early European settlers for the Lebanon Cedar ("Cedrus libani") mentioned in the Bible.
  • A valley in Lebanon is still called the Valley of Lamartine as a commemoration of that visit, and the Lebanon cedar forest still harbors the "Lamartine Cedar", which is said to be the cedar under which Lamartine had sat 200 years ago.
  • The green cedar (Lebanon cedar) in the middle touches each of the red stripes and its width is one third of the width of the flag.

  • Particularly notable are the Lebanon Cedar. According to 'A History of the County of Surrey' published in 1911, the park and grounds at Peper Harow contained some fine timber at that time, notably the cedars of Lebanon, which were put in as seedlings from pots in 1735.
  • A Lebanon cedar on the tower lawn was cut down in the 1980s was replaced by a new specimen in the arboretum.
  • Principal features are two Lebanon Cedar trees planted on the front lawn. The crematorium was opened in 1937.
  • The Lebanese Armed Forces symbol consists of a Lebanon cedar tree surrounded by two laurel leaves, positioned above the symbols of the three branches: the ground forces represented by the two bayonets, the navy represented by an anchor, and the air force represented by two wings.
  • An enormous Lebanon Cedar (31m/101 feet high) tree overlooks the club; it was planted in 1761.

  • Notre Dame's shield symbolizes the three principal Catholic ethnic groups which originally settled the area of Acadia: The German people are symbolized by the heraldic eagle, displayed with wings and outstretched legs; the Lebanese are represented by the Lebanon Cedar; and the Fleur-de-lis (or white lily), a religious symbol, is the national symbol of France.
  • The specific epithet refers the Lebanon mountain range where the species was first described by French botanist Achille Richard; the tree is commonly known as the Lebanon cedar or cedar of Lebanon.
  • Lebanon cedar was used for the poles and beams of the Umm el-Qa'ab tombs and had already been imported earlier; pigment residues hinted at bright colors.
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