About The Word Redwood
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Redwood
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What's The Definition Of Redwood?
[n] either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
[n] the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees Synonyms | Synonyms for Redwood: sequoia Related Terms | Find terms related to Redwood: See Also | big tree | California redwood | coast redwood | Cupressaceae | cypress | cypress family | family Cupressaceae | giant sequoia | redwood | Sequoia gigantea | Sequoia sempervirens | Sequoia Wellingtonia | Sequoiadendron giganteum | Sierra redwood | wood Redwood In Webster's Dictionary \Red"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)
(a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of
California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See
{Sequoia}.
(b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus
santalinus}, {C[ae]salpinia Sappan}, and several other
trees.
Note: The redwood of Andaman is {Pterocarpus dalbergioides};
that of some parts of tropical America, several species
of {Erythoxylum}; that of Brazil, the species of
{Humirium}.
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