Se·quoi·a n. 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.
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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).
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Wel·ling·to·ni·a n. Bot. A name given to the “big trees” (Sequoia gigantea) of California, and still used in England. See Sequoia.
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Sequoia gigantea
n : 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
Wellingtonia]