sequoia sempervirens

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sequoia sempervirens - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sequoia \Se*quoi"a\, 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]

  Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)
     (a) A gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of
         California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See
         Sequoia.
     (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from Pterocarpus   santalinus
         , Caesalpinia Sappan, and several other
         trees.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The redwood of Andaman is Pterocarpus dalbergioides;
           that of some parts of tropical America, several species
           of Erythoxylum; that of Brazil, the species of
           Humirium.
           [1913 Webster]

sequoia sempervirens - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Sequoia sempervirens
      n 1: lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from
           Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy
           habitats [syn: California redwood, coast redwood,
           Sequoia sempervirens]