pencil cedar pen·cil·ce·dar uncommon noun 1. any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils Synonymspencil cedarpencil cedar tree 2. wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils Synonymspencil cedar Related words Word family pencil cedar tree Broader terms red cedarjuniper Narrower terms eastern red cedarBermuda cedareast African cedar Parts Juniperuspencil cedar Part of pencil cedar WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.