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sequoia
(encz) | sequoia,sekvoj n: [bot.] Pino |
sequoia
(encz) | sequoia,sekvoje n: Zdeněk Brož |
Sequoia
(gcide) | Sequoia \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. Sequoia gigantea, the "big
tree" of California, and Sequoia sempervirens, the redwood,
both of which attain an immense height.
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sequoia
(wn) | sequoia
n 1: either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a
height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
[syn: sequoia, redwood] |
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giant sequoia
(encz) | giant sequoia, n: |
metasequoia
(encz) | metasequoia, n: |
sequoia
(encz) | sequoia,sekvoj n: [bot.] Pinosequoia,sekvoje n: Zdeněk Brož |
Sequoia gigantea
(gcide) | Sequoia \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. Sequoia gigantea, the "big
tree" of California, and Sequoia sempervirens, the redwood,
both of which attain an immense height.
[1913 Webster]Sequoiene \Se*quoi"ene\, n. (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon (C13H10) obtained in white fluorescent
crystals, in the distillation products of the needles of the
California "big tree" (Sequoia gigantea).
[1913 Webster]Wellingtonia \Wel`ling*to"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after the Duke
of Wellington.] (Bot.)
A name given to the "big trees" (Sequoia gigantea) of
California, and still used in England. See Sequoia.
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Sequoia sempervirens
(gcide) | Sequoia \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. Sequoia gigantea, the "big
tree" of California, and Sequoia sempervirens, the redwood,
both of which attain an immense height.
[1913 Webster]Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)
(a) A gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of
California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See
Sequoia.
(b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus
santalinus}, Caesalpinia Sappan, and several other
trees.
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Note: The redwood of Andaman is Pterocarpus dalbergioides;
that of some parts of tropical America, several species
of Erythoxylum; that of Brazil, the species of
Humirium.
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Sequoia Washingtoniana
(gcide) | Sequoia \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. Sequoia gigantea, the "big
tree" of California, and Sequoia sempervirens, the redwood,
both of which attain an immense height.
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genus metasequoia
(wn) | genus Metasequoia
n 1: genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and
fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China;
variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceae |
genus sequoia
(wn) | genus Sequoia
n 1: redwoods; until recently considered a genus of a separate
family Taxodiaceae |
genus sequoiadendron
(wn) | genus Sequoiadendron
n 1: giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia;
until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae [syn:
Sequoiadendron, genus Sequoiadendron] |
giant sequoia
(wn) | giant sequoia
n 1: extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western
foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living
organism [syn: giant sequoia, big tree, {Sierra
redwood}, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia gigantea,
Sequoia Wellingtonia] |
metasequoia
(wn) | metasequoia
n 1: large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat
bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones;
commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental;
known as a fossil before being discovered in China [syn:
metasequoia, dawn redwood, {Metasequoia
glyptostrodoides}] |
metasequoia glyptostrodoides
(wn) | Metasequoia glyptostrodoides
n 1: large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat
bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones;
commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental;
known as a fossil before being discovered in China [syn:
metasequoia, dawn redwood, {Metasequoia
glyptostrodoides}] |
sequoia
(wn) | sequoia
n 1: either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a
height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
[syn: sequoia, redwood] |
sequoia gigantea
(wn) | Sequoia gigantea
n 1: extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western
foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living
organism [syn: giant sequoia, big tree, {Sierra
redwood}, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia gigantea,
Sequoia Wellingtonia] |
sequoia national park
(wn) | Sequoia National Park
n 1: a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney |
sequoia sempervirens
(wn) | Sequoia sempervirens
n 1: lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from
Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy
habitats [syn: California redwood, coast redwood,
Sequoia sempervirens] |
sequoia wellingtonia
(wn) | Sequoia Wellingtonia
n 1: extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western
foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living
organism [syn: giant sequoia, big tree, {Sierra
redwood}, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia gigantea,
Sequoia Wellingtonia] |
sequoiadendron
(wn) | Sequoiadendron
n 1: giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia;
until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae [syn:
Sequoiadendron, genus Sequoiadendron] |
sequoiadendron giganteum
(wn) | Sequoiadendron giganteum
n 1: extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western
foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living
organism [syn: giant sequoia, big tree, {Sierra
redwood}, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia gigantea,
Sequoia Wellingtonia] |
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