sequoia
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7.8
- noun
- /sɪˈkwɔɪə/
- US
:
secuoya
- The giant sequoia in the national park towers over the other trees, reaching heights of over 300 feet.
- a giant sequoia
- sequoia tree
We we have to act quickly because the sequoias being restored, according to State Senator Cathy Breen over a four year.
- We we have to act quickly because the sequoias being restored, according to State Senator Cathy Breen over a four year.
Examples
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He got up and found that he was standing in a forest clearing, with grandfather sequoias soaring all around.
Fiction book (1999) -
Why are California's redwoods and sequoias so big and tall?
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And when they cut down the first sequoia, it was so big, they said it fell in slow motion.
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Take the whole week off and take the van to Sequoia National Park, which for those of you who don't know has the giant Sequoia trees which are the largest trees in the world.
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One afternoon, we drove to the Mariposa Grove in the southernmost part of the park, hoping to see giant sequoia trees.
Academic text (1994) -
Giant sequoias, on the other hand, need sixty years for a generation because that's how long it takes them to produce cones with seeds.
Academic text (2006) -
If we wanted to see the sequoias, it would require a four-mile round-trip hike on an icy, unmaintained path.
Academic text (1994) -
Trees were frequently personified as models of human greatness in mid-century culture, and descriptions of the giant sequoias frequently treat them as animate beings.
Academic text (2004) -
Visitors are often amazed by the massive trunk of the sequoia, which can be over 30 feet in diameter.
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In the grove, each sequoia stands as a testament to nature's grandeur, some of them over a thousand years old.
Synonyms
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3.6
A very tall evergreen tree from California with reddish bark that can live for many years
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3.5
A very tall evergreen tree from California, for example a giant sequoia
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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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3.9
A tree with needle-like leaves that has cones, like a pine or spruce
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6.3
A very tall evergreen tree that grows near the Pacific coast of California and Oregon
A very large evergreen tree in California that is the largest living plant by size
A very tall evergreen tree that grows on the west coast of the United States called the coast redwood
An extremely tall evergreen tree from California's Sierra Nevada that is the largest living thing by volume
A very tall evergreen tree that grows in the Sierra Nevada in California and can live for thousands of years
A very tall tree that stays green and can live for thousands of years
A very tall evergreen tree with reddish-brown bark that grows on the coast of California and southern Oregon
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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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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4.0
A national park in California known for giant sequoia trees and Mount Whitney
- Specialized
A very tall evergreen tree that grows on the west coast of the United States called the coast redwood
- Specialized
A very tall tree that stays green and can live for thousands of years
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Etymology
The word sequoia is named after Sequoyah, a Cherokee man who created a 'writing system' for his people, so the name is a lasting honor to him. That's why sequoia refers to the very large, long-lived trees of California.