SEQUOIAS

Noun

sequoias

plural of sequoia

Source: Wiktionary


SEQUOIA

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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