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giant sequoia

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A very tall, coniferous evergreen tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum) native to the high western slopes of the Sierra Nevada in southern California and having a massive trunk and light-colored, reddish wood. Also called big tree, giant redwood.

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giant sequoia - extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism big tree, Sequoia gigantea, Sequoia Wellingtonia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sierra redwood sequoia, redwood - either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae genus Sequoiadendron, Sequoiadendron - giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae