HyperDic: california_redwood

English > 1 sense of the expression California redwood:
NOUNplantCalifornia redwood, coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirenslofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur
English > California redwood: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats.
Synonymscoast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens
Member ofgenus Sequoiaredwoods
Broadersequoia, redwoodEither of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet
Spanishsequoia
Catalansequoia sempervirens

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict