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redwood
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red·wood  (rdwd)
n.
1.
a. A very tall, evergreen, coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) native to the coastal ranges of southern Oregon and central and northern California, having small seed-bearing cones with peltate scales and unflattened branches.
b. The soft reddish wood of this tree. Also called sequoia.
2. Any of various woods having a reddish color or yielding a red dye.

redwood [ˈrɛdˌwʊd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a giant coniferous tree, Sequoia sempervirens, of coastal regions of California, having reddish fibrous bark and durable timber: family Taxodiaceae. The largest specimen is over 120 metres (360 feet) tall See also sequoia
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Noun1.redwood - the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia treesredwood - the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
sequoia, redwood - either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
2.redwood - either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feetredwood - 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
redwood [ˈredwʊd] N (= tree) → secoya f
redwood [ˈrɛdwʊd] n (also Californian redwood) (= tree) → séquoia m
redwood [ˈrɛdˌwʊd] nsequoia


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