Associations to the word «Sequoia»

Wiktionary

SEQUOIA, noun. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.
SEQUOIA, noun. Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.
SEQUOIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae   — the redwood.
SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cupressaceae   — the coast redwood.

Dictionary definition

SEQUOIA, noun. Either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae.

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