Definition of "cedar-tree" [cedar-tree]

• Specifically, a tree of the genus Cedrus; also (with or without a qualifying term), a tree of any of the genera known as cedars. See cedar. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "That was the biggest rally yet of anti-Syrian furor, as demonstrators waved Lebanon's cedar-tree flag and thundered, "Syria out!""
• "The three cows, standing with drooping heads, cropped the grass with avidity, and four peacocks, with a loud rustling of wings, flew up into their accustomed perch in a cedar-tree under the windows of the castle."
• "Tea had been carried out as usual to the seats under the cedar-tree on the lawn, and Mr. Adair's two sisters were being waited on by Margaret, fair and innocent-looking as usual, in her pretty summer gown."