Editing Cedrus (section)

==Nomenclature==
Some authorities consider ''Cedrus'' the only "true cedars" <ref>{{cite journal|title=''Cedrus'' - The True Cedars|journal=Journal of Arboriculture |year=2000|volume=26|issue=4|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/13688|publisher=U.S. Forest Service|last1=Pijut|first1=Paula M.}}</ref> and discourage use of the name for other genera without an additional qualifier, such as "white-cedar".<ref name=kelsey>Kelsey, H. P., & Dayton, W. A. (1942). ''Standardized Plant Names'', second edition. American Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Thuja Genus (arborvitae)|url=https://conifersociety.org/conifers/thuja/|publisher=American Conifer Society|quote=several species are widely known as cedar but, because they are not true cedars (Cedrus), it has been recommended to call them red-cedars or white-cedars.}}</ref> Nevertheless, the name "cedar" has been applied (since about 1700<ref name=oed/>) to [[List of plants known as cedar|other trees]], such as the North American ''[[Thuja plicata]]'', commonly called "western red cedar", and ''[[Juniperus virginiana]]'', commonly called "red cedar" or "eastern red cedar".  In some cases, the botanical name alludes to this usage, such as the genus ''[[Calocedrus]]'', meaning "beautiful cedar" (also known as "incense cedar").  Several species of genera ''[[Calocedrus]]'', ''[[Thuja]]'', and ''[[Chamaecyparis]]'' in the [[Pacific Northwest]] having similarly aromatic wood are referred to as "false cedars" .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oregonstate.edu/trees/conifer_genera/false_cedars.html|title=False Cedars (Calocedrus, Thuja, Chamaecyparis)|publisher=Oregon State University}}</ref>  In Australia ''[[Toona ciliata]]'' has long been known as red cedar, in furniture and as the tree, even though it belongs to the Meliaceae or Mahogany family.

===Etymology===
Both the Latin word ''cedrus'' and the generic name ''cedrus'' are derived from [[Greek language|Greek]] κέδρος ''kédros''.  Ancient Greek and Latin used the same word, ''kédros'' and ''cedrus'', respectively, for different species of plants now classified in the genera ''Cedrus'' and ''Juniperus'' ([[juniper]]).  Species of both genera are native to the area where Greek language and culture originated, though as the word ''kédros'' does not seem to be derived from any of the languages of the [[Middle East]], it has been suggested the word may originally have applied to Greek species of juniper and was later adopted for species now classified in the genus ''Cedrus'' because of the similarity of their aromatic woods.<ref>Meiggs, R. 1982.  Trees and Timber in the Ancient Mediterranean World.</ref>  The name was similarly applied to [[citron]] and the word [[citrus]] is derived from the same root.<ref name=andrews>Andrews, A. C.  1961.  Acclimatization of citrus fruits in the Mediterranean region.  ''Agricultural History'' 35: 35–46.</ref>  However, as a loan word in English, cedar had become fixed to its [[bible|biblical]] sense of ''Cedrus'' by the time of its first recorded usage in [[Anno Domini|AD]]&nbsp;1000.<ref name=oed>''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''.</ref>