wellingtonia
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of wellingtonia
C19: named after the 1st Duke of Wellington 2
Example Sentences
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There was a visit from the great Italian liberator, Garibaldi, who planted a wellingtonia at the Tennyson home on the Isle of Wight.
From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2012
A brother wellingtonia rose mysteriously beside it, equally huge, equally towering, equally monstrous.
From The Damned by Blackwood, Algernon
Outside the east window of my room stood a giant wellingtonia on the lawn, its head rising level with the upper sash.
From The Damned by Blackwood, Algernon
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