(n) genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China; variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceae

genus sequoia

(n) redwoods; until recently considered a genus of a separate family Taxodiaceae

giant sequoia

(n) extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism, Syn. Sequoia gigantea, Sequoia Wellingtonia, big tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sierra redwood

metasequoia

(n) large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China, Syn. dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides

sequoia

(n) either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae, Syn. redwood

sequoiadendron

(n) giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae, Syn. genus Sequoiadendron

sequoia national park

(n) a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney

california redwood

(n) lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats, Syn. coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sequoia

n. [ NL. So called by Dr. Endlicher in honor of Sequoyah, who invented the Cherokee alphabet. ] (Bot.) A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species, Sequoia Washingtoniana, syn. Sequoia gigantea, the “big tree” of California, and Sequoia sempervirens, the redwood, both of which attain an immense height. [ 1913 Webster ]

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