SEQUOIA

sequoia, redwood

(noun) either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sequoia (plural sequoias)

Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.

Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.

Synonyms

• (Sequoiadendron giganteum): giant sequoia, Sierra redwood

• (Sequoia sempervirens): redwood (in California), coast redwood, California redwood

Source: Wiktionary


Se*quoi"a, n. Etym: [NL. So called by Dr. Endlicher in honor of Sequoyah, who invented the Cherokee alphabet.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species, Sequoia Washingtoniana, syn. S. gigantea, the "big tree" of California, and S. sempervirens, the redwood, both of which attain an immense height.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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