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WELLINGTONIA
Etymology
Noun
wellingtonia (plural wellingtonias)
(UK) A large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, from California. [1852]
Wellingtonia arnottiana, now Meliosma arnottiana [1840]
Source: Wiktionary
Wel`ling*to"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. So named after the Duke of Wellington.] (Bot.)
Definition: A name given to the "big trees" (Sequoia gigantea) of California, and still used in England. See Sequoia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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