Editing Cedrus (section)

===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>