/ 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.
/ 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. 2005