Meaning

2 senses
  1. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.

  2. Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.

    Mammutbaum

    секво́йяsekvójja, кра́сное де́ревоkrásnoje dérevo

More definitions
  • wood of either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
  • either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The sequoias all around us were like sleeping giants.

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  2. Yosemite National Park is famed for its waterfalls and giant sequoia trees.

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  3. The incredible girth of a Sequoia tree is necessary to support its titanic height.

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Translations

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Forms

plural: sequoias
Singularsequoia
Pluralsequoias

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Sequoiadendron giganteum:giant sequoiaSierra redwood
Sequoia sempervirens:redwoodcoast redwoodCalifornia redwood
Close in meaning
  • wood of either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae:redwood
  • either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae:redwood

Word family

3 related words

See also

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