NOUN | plant | Sequoia Wellingtonia, giant sequoia, big tree, Sierra redwood, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia gigantea | extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California |
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Meaning | Extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism. | |
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Synonyms | giant sequoia, big tree, Sierra redwood, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia gigantea | |
Member of | Sequoiadendron, genus Sequoiadendron | giant sequoias |
Broader | sequoia, redwood | Either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet |
Spanish | Sequoiadendron giganteum | |
Catalan | Sequoiadendron giganteum, sequoia gegant, sequoia vermella |
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