big tree

American  

[big tree] / ˈbɪg ˈtri /

noun

1. giant sequoia.

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big tree British  

noun

1. Also called: giant sequoia.   wellingtonia.  a giant Californian coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum , with a wide tapering trunk and thick spongy bark: family Taxodiaceae . It often reaches a height of 90 metres See also sequoia

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Etymology

Origin of big tree

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

There were lots of big trees all around the family farm and the region, where during the summer everything turned emerald green.

From Literature

I was especially wary of the big tree at the edge of the cliffs.

From The Wall Street Journal

The prosecutor said both men "knew exactly what they were doing" and were "in the business of cutting down big trees together".

From BBC

“He was drinking stream water during the day and would just hunker down next to big trees at night to stay warm,” Martinez said.

From Los Angeles Times

We walked underneath big trees and through coastal scrub, past a roadside memorial for a migrant and a Border Patrol truck with no one in it.

From Los Angeles Times