big tree

American

[big tree] / ˈbɪg ˈtri /

noun

giant sequoia.

big tree British

noun

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

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big tree

Sloterbeck has been surveying regional Christmas tree sellers since 2003, an idea that came from a Colorado-based client whose family owned a big tree farm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

Reba McEntire heads to New York to host a two-hour special, highlighted by the lighting of a really big tree in the network’s own backyard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025

"I'm seeing a lot more trees down. And there's a big tree that just fell over there, and I probably shouldn't be out here."

From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2023

He watched countless hours of YouTube videos, mostly in Japanese, to teach himself how to carve by hand and copy the marks for the joints from a big tree stump.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023

A whole week went by before we found a very big tree full of tiny round red fruits that Adolf told me were called msulula.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

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