sequoia

American  

[si-kwoi-uh] / sɪˈkwɔɪ ə /

noun

1. giant sequoia.

2. coast redwood.

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sequoia British  

/ sɪˈkwɔɪə /

noun

1. either of two giant Californian coniferous trees, Sequoia sempervirens ( redwood ) or Sequoiadendron giganteum (formerly Sequoia gigantea ) ( big tree or giant sequoia ): family Taxodiaceae

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Etymology

Origin of sequoia

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; named after Sequoya

Example Sentences

More dryads emerged from other trees; some were eight feet tall, their skin the soft cream brown of a sequoia, others the near black of the alder tree.

From Literature

As her dad liked to remind her, these giant sequoias had lived through the worst the world could throw at them for a hundred human generations, and they would live another hundred more.

From Literature

A blaze raging through the Sierra National Forest in Fresno County has burned through part of a large grove of giant sequoias, setting at least a few of the rare, towering trees on fire.

From Los Angeles Times

The lightning-sparked Garnet fire burning in Fresno County is threatening about 200 giant sequoias trees in a grove considered vulnerable to flames.

From Los Angeles Times

The Garnet fire burning in the Sierra National Forest in Fresno County has come within three miles of a stately grove of giant sequoias.

From Los Angeles Times