redwood
A tree of the species Sequoia sempervirensA tree of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
» The bear roared in the forest of redwoods.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)A tree of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
a redwood grove
This redwood deck will last forever.
the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
(countable)Any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.
(uncountable)Wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
This planter is made of redwood.
Mammutbaum
кра́сное де́ревоkrásnoje dérevo, секво́йяsekvójja
(countable)A tree of species Manilkara bidentata harvested for timber and latex.
(uncountable)Timber from the Manilkara bidentata tree.
(UK, obsolete, uncountable)Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.
Examples
3 sentencesThe bear roared in the forest of redwoods.
Are you superior to a thousand-year-old olive tree or redwood tree?
Redwood trees are some of the tallest and oldest trees in the world.
Translations
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Origin
From red + wood.From red + wood.
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Forms
plural: redwoodsSynonyms
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