SEQUOIA


Meaning of SEQUOIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ si-ˈkwȯi-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Sequoya (George Guess)

Date: circa 1866

: either of two huge coniferous California trees of the bald cypress family that may reach a height of over 300 feet (90 meters):

a. : giant sequoia

b. : redwood 3a

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.