About The Word Sequoia
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Sequoia
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What's The Definition Of Sequoia?
[n] either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sequoia: redwood Related Terms | Find terms related to Sequoia: See Also | big tree | California redwood | coast redwood | Cupressaceae | cypress | cypress family | family Cupressaceae | giant sequoia | Sequoia gigantea | Sequoia sempervirens | Sequoia Wellingtonia | Sequoiadendron giganteum | Sierra redwood Sequoia In Webster's Dictionary \Se*quoi"a\, 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. {S. gigantea}, the ``big
tree'' of California, and {S. sempervirens}, the redwood,
both of which attain an immense height.
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