METASEQUOIA

metasequoia, dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides

(noun) large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

metasequoia (plural metasequoias)

Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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