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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.redwoodredwood - 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.redwoodredwood - 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
redwood [ˈrɛdˌwʊd] nsequoia


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The reception room, however, is bright, clean, and spacious, and is lined with redwood and metal- work.
Big John promptly sank out of sight in a sailors' boarding-house, and, within the week, joined the Sailors' Union and shipped on a steam schooner to load redwood ties at Bandon, Oregon.
The horses, resting frequently and lathered by the work, had climbed the steep grade of the old road to Moraga Valley, and on the divide of the Contra Costa hills the way descended sharply through the green and sunny stillness of Redwood Canyon.
 
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