'Sequoia gigantea' definitions:
Definition of 'Sequoia gigantea'
(from WordNet)
noun
Extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism [syn: giant sequoia, big tree, Sierra redwood, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia gigantea, Sequoia Wellingtonia]
Definition of 'Sequoia gigantea'
From: GCIDE
- Sequoiene \Se*quoi"ene\, n. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon (C13H10) obtained in white fluorescent crystals, in the distillation products of the needles of the California "big tree" (Sequoia gigantea). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sequoia gigantea'
From: GCIDE
- 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]