sequoia

se·quoi·a  (s-kwoi)

n.

1. See redwood.

2. Giant sequoia.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sequoia - either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae redwood 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] N → secoya f

sequoia

n → Mammutbaum m, → Sequoie f