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Sequoia

/səˈkwɔɪ.ə/

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

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noun

1
Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.
2
Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.

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redwoodnoun	(countable, uncountable, USDA-preferred term) A tree of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

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redwoodnoun	(countable, uncountable, USDA-preferred term) A tree of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
giant redwoodnoun	Synonym of giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
giant sequoianoun	A tree of species Sequoiadendron giganteum, the world's largest trees.
big treenoun	The giant sequoia or wellingtonia, Sequoiadendron giganteum
metasequoianoun	Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
wellingtonianoun	(UK) A large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, from California.
dawn redwoodnoun	A large deciduous conifer native to China, of species Metasequoia glyptostroboides, a well-known living fossil.
conifernoun	(botany) A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.
sitka sprucenoun	Picea sitchensis, a very large coniferous evergreen tree.
saffronwoodnoun	The evergreen tree Elaeodendron croceum.
evergreennoun	A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.
grand firnoun	A fir tree of species Abies grandis, native to the Pacific Northwest and Northern California of North America.
ginkgonoun	Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds.
giant groundselnoun	Dendrosenecio keniodendron, a species of groundsel plant.
tsuganoun	Any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.
douglas firnoun	(uncountable) Wood of the tree.
cedarnoun	(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
scale treenoun	Any tree of the extinct genus †Lepidodendron.
seed treenoun	(forestry) A tree selected to produce seed for reforestation, especially a superior tree left standing at the time of cutting.
silver firnoun	Any of several species large evergreen coniferous trees of genus Abies (firs):