| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from meta- + Sequoia
1. capitalized : a genus of deciduous coniferous trees (family Pinaceae) comprising both fossil and living forms and having opposite arrangement of leaves, buds, and branches and only flat needlelike leaves
2. : any tree or fossil of the genus Metasequoia ; especially : dawn redwood