(n)genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China; variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceae

genus sequoia

(n)redwoods; until recently considered a genus of a separate family Taxodiaceae

giant sequoia

(n)extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism, Syn.Sequoia gigantea, Sequoia Wellingtonia, big tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sierra redwood

metasequoia

(n)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, Syn.dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides

sequoia

(n)either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae, Syn.redwood

sequoiadendron

(n)giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae, Syn.genus Sequoiadendron

sequoia national park

(n)a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney

california redwood

(n)lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats, Syn.coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens

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Sequoia

n. [ NL. So called by Dr. Endlicher in honor of Sequoyah, who invented the Cherokee alphabet. ] (Bot.) A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species, Sequoia Washingtoniana, syn. Sequoia gigantea, the “big tree” of California, and Sequoia sempervirens, the redwood, both of which attain an immense height. [ 1913 Webster ]

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