metasequoia_glyptostrodoides (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Metasequoia glyptostrodoides*:
NOUN	plant	Metasequoia glyptostrodoides, metasequoia, dawn redwood	large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones

English > *Metasequoia glyptostrodoides*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	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.
Synonyms	metasequoia, dawn redwood
Member of	genus Metasequoia	genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms
Broader	conifer, coniferous tree	Any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
Spanish	metasequoia
Catalan	metasequoia

HyperDic: metasequoia_glyptostrodoides