SEQUOIA


Meaning of SEQUOIA in English

/ sɪˈkwɔɪə; NAmE / noun

a very tall N American tree, a type of redwood

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.