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Redwood

Redwood Meaning & Definition
Redwood Definition And Meaning

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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