redwood
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈrɛdˌwʊd/
- US
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secuoya
- We're just driving through the redwoods right now, Logan.
- redwood tree
- redwood forest
- coastal redwood
I walked through all of these giant redwoods which, which were almost all cut.
- I walked through all of these giant redwoods which, which were almost all cut.
- And it's funny because this woman was talking about how there are so few redwoods left compared to their original footprint.
- Imagine of all of the big Redwood trees had been cut and all we had were saplings left.
- All at once, the redwoods are on fire in California.
- The big gigantic ancient Redwood trees are reaching out roots.
- And we grew like redwoods then we grew like redwoods.
- Like a Redwood is straight, a Redwood is straight, but a palm tree gay, gay.
Examples
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Commemoration speaker and activist Julia Butterfly Hill spent 738 days in a 200-year-old redwood tree.
Academic text (2000) -
Why are California's redwoods and sequoias so big and tall?
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Take a look at that dead redwood up there.
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All at once, the redwoods are on fire in California.
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For decades, it was the only stand of redwoods in the national system.
Academic text (1994) -
The real estate agent told us it's the biggest redwood in Noe Valley.
Fiction book (2000) -
Can you believe we're finally going to see the majestic ancient redwoods?
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Ancient, somber redwoods flashed on either side of the narrow ribbon of highway.
Fiction book (1995) -
The tallest redwoods can reach heights of over 350 feet, making them some of the tallest trees in the world.
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While hiking in California, we marveled at the towering redwoods that surrounded us.
Synonyms
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3.5
A very tall evergreen tree from California, for example a giant sequoia
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7.8
A very large evergreen tree from California that grows to great heights
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5.3
A very large evergreen tree with a very thick trunk that grows on the Sierra Nevada in California
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6.3
A very tall evergreen tree that grows near the Pacific coast of California and Oregon
A very tall evergreen tree that grows on the west coast of the United States called the coast redwood
A very tall evergreen tree with reddish-brown bark that grows on the coast of California and southern Oregon
A very tall evergreen tree that grows in the Sierra Nevada in California and can live for thousands of years
A very large tree from California that lives for thousands of years
A group of very large redwood trees like the coast redwood
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.3
A very tall evergreen tree that grows near the Pacific coast of California and Oregon
A very tall evergreen tree with reddish-brown bark that grows on the coast of California and southern Oregon
A tall tree from China that grows fast and has flat green leaves and small round cones
- Indian
Wood from a tree with wavy, reddish grain used for furniture and decoration
- Specialized
A group of trees that make cones and include very large, long-lived types
A large park in northern California with very tall old coast redwood trees along the Pacific Ocean
- Specialized
A low shrub with dark green leaves and clusters of brick-red flowers at the ends of its branches
A large shrub from Colombia with big divided leaves and clusters of yellow flowers that smell sweet
- Specialized
A very tall evergreen tree that grows in the Sierra Nevada in California and can live for thousands of years
How Tall
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Morphology
Etymology
Redwood comes from the two simple English words red and wood, meaning 'red' and 'wood'. People called the very tall California trees 'redwood' because of their reddish bark and wood, so the name directly describes the tree we know today.