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wellingtonia

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An old name for the giant sequoia tree no longer used

proper noun

Archaic

: wellingtonia

Many tourists visit California to see the towering wellingtonia trees in the national parks.

Examples

Historically, the wellingtonia was celebrated for its enormous size and unique appearance.
The naming of the species itself became an opportunity to demonstrate nationalist pride, with British scientists immediately suggesting the name Wellingtonia gigantea and Americans clamoring for Washingtonia gigantea.

Academic text (2004)
The giant sequoia was once commonly referred to as a wellingtonia in botanical texts.

Synonyms

giant sequoia

vswellingtonia

Specialized

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A very large evergreen tree with a very thick trunk that grows on the Sierra Nevada in California

is an older now obsolete name formerly used for that same species

Sequoia Wellingtonia

vswellingtonia

Specialized

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A very tall tree that stays green and can live for thousands of years

is an older now obsolete name formerly used for that same tree

Sequoiadendron

vswellingtonia

Specialized

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A very large tree from California that lives for thousands of years

is an older now obsolete name used for only one species

Compounds

Sequoia Wellingtonia

Specialized

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A very tall tree that stays green and can live for thousands of years

Surface Forms

wellingtonia main

Morphology

wellingtonia = Wellington (semi-transparent) = wellington + ia

Same structural formation as sense 1: proper name + Latin '-ia' forming a historical botanical genus name, which is clear in form but botanically specialized.

Etymology

Wellingtonia was once the formal name for the giant sequoia and comes from Wellington. Botanists now use the scientific name Sequoiadendron giganteum, so wellingtonia is an older name that is rarely used today.