Cedrela odorata

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Cedrela odorata
    n 1: tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used
         especially for boxes [syn: {Spanish cedar}, {Spanish cedar
         tree}, {Cedrela odorata}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cedar \ce"dar\ (s[=e]"d[~e]r), n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr.
   ke`dros.] (Bot.)
   The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable
   for its durability and fragrant odor.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the {Cedrus Libani}; the white
         cedar ({Cupressus thyoides}) is now called
         {Cham[oe]cyparis sph[ae]roidea}; American red cedar is
         the {Juniperus Virginiana}; Spanish cedar, the West
         Indian {Cedrela odorata}. Many other trees with
         odoriferous wood are locally called cedar.
         [1913 Webster]