Definitions for: Sequoia

[n] either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: redwood

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

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