SEQUOIA


Meaning of SEQUOIA in English

[ sɪ'kwɔɪə ]

■ noun a redwood tree, especially the California redwood.

Origin

from mod. L. Sequoia (genus name), from Sequoya , the name of the Cherokee Indian who invented the Cherokee syllabary.

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