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sequoia
(redirected from Californian redwood)

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se·quoi·a  (s-kwoi)
n.
1. See redwood.
2. Giant sequoia.

[New Latin Sequoia, genus name, after Sequoya.]

sequoia [sɪˈkwɔɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) either of two giant Californian coniferous trees, Sequoia sempervirens (redwood) or Sequoiadendron giganteum (formerly Sequoia gigantea) (big tree or giant sequoia): family Taxodiaceae
[New Latin, named after Sequoya, known also as George Guess, (?1770-1843), American Indian scholar and leader]
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Noun1.sequoia - either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feetsequoia - either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
Cupressaceae, cypress family, family Cupressaceae - cypresses and junipers and many cedars
cypress - wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
redwood - the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
California redwood, coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens - lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats
big tree, giant sequoia, Sequoia gigantea, Sequoia Wellingtonia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sierra redwood - extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism
Translations
sequoia [sɪˈkwɔɪə] Nsecoya f
sequoia
nMammutbaum m, → Sequoie f


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Aside from the smaller individual sections of the garden (the initial stage takes you through the vegetable and fruit gardens, Italian gardens, vines etc) there is a large arboretum, including a huge and strangely soft to the touch Californian redwood.
There are some very informative notices detailing the history of various trees, including the beautiful Californian Redwood (sequoia sempervirens) which can reach 130ft tall.
Other species include Atlas Cedar from North Africa, Giant Californian Redwood and Weymouth Pine with its six-inch cones.
 
 
 
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