sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia,…Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.
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» The sequoias all around us were like sleeping giants.
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2 sensesSequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.
Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.
Mammutbaum
секво́йяsekvójja, кра́сное де́ревоkrásnoje dérevo
- 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 sentencesThe sequoias all around us were like sleeping giants.
Yosemite National Park is famed for its waterfalls and giant sequoia trees.
The incredible girth of a Sequoia tree is necessary to support its titanic height.
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plural: sequoiasSynonyms
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3 related wordsSee also
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