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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.
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Sequoia sempervirens
(gcide) | 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 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] |
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