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



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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