'Sequoia sempervirens' definitions:
Definition of 'Sequoia sempervirens'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
Definition of 'Sequoia sempervirens'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Sequoia sempervirens'
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]