General Grant tree
[ jen-er-uhl grant-tree ]
noun
the largest giant sequoia in Kings Canyon National Park and, in volume, the second-largest tree specimen in the world, having a height exceeding 267 feet (81 meters) and an age of about 1,650 years: designated the Nation’s Christmas Tree by President Coolidge in 1926, and a national shrine by President Eisenhower in 1956 to honor those lost in war.: Compare General Sherman tree.
Origin of General Grant tree
1First recorded in 1900–05
- Also called Grant tree, Gen·er·al Grant .
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