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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