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se·quoi·a

(sĭ-kwoi′ə)

1. The giant sequoia.

2. Either of two similar trees, the redwood or the dawn redwood.

[New Latin Sequoia, genus name, after Sequoya.]

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sequoia

(sɪˈkwɔɪə)

(Plants) either of two giant Californian coniferous trees, Sequoia sempervirens (redwood) or Sequoiadendron giganteum (formerly Sequoia gigantea) (big tree or giant sequoia): family Taxodiaceae

[C19: New Latin, named after Sequoya, known also as George Guess, (?1770–1843), American Indian scholar and leader]

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se•quoi•a

(sɪˈkwɔɪ ə)

n., pl. -quoi•as.

either of two large coniferous trees of California, Sequoiadendron giganteum or Sequoia sempervirens, both having reddish bark and reaching heights of more than 300 ft. (91 m).

[< New Latin (1847), after Sequoya]

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Noun

sequoia - either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae

redwood

Cupressaceae, cypress family, family Cupressaceae - cypresses and junipers and many cedars

cypress - wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus

redwood - the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees

California redwood, coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens - lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats

big tree, giant sequoia, Sequoia gigantea, Sequoia Wellingtonia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sierra redwood - extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism

Translations

punapuu

セコイア

reuzenpijnboomsequoia

sequóia

секвойя

sequoia

[sɪˈkwɔɪə] N → secoya f

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sequoia

n → Mammutbaum m, → Sequoie f

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