HyperDic: sequoia

English > 1 sense of the word sequoia:
NOUNplantsequoia, redwoodeither of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet
sequoia > pronunciation
Soundssihkwoy'ah
RhymesGoya ... soya: 6 rhymes with oyah...
English > sequoia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEither of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae.
Synonymredwood
Member ofCupressaceae, family Cupressaceae, cypress familycypresses and junipers and many cedars
NarrowerCalifornia redwood, coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirenslofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur
giant sequoia, big tree, Sierra redwood, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia gigantea, Sequoia WellingtoniaExtremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California
Broadercypresswood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
SubstancesredwoodThe soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
Spanishsecoya, secuoya, sequoia
Catalansequoia

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