Associations to the word «Redwood»

Wiktionary

REDWOOD, noun. (countable) (uncountable) the USDA-preferred term for the species Sequoia sempervirens.
REDWOOD, noun. (countable) any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.
REDWOOD, noun. (uncountable) the wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
REDWOOD, noun. (uncountable) (British) (obsolete) Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.
REDWOOD, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

REDWOOD, noun. The soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees.
REDWOOD, noun. Either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae.

Wise words

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