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Definition of "sequoia" [se•quoi•a]

  • See redwood. (noun)
  • Giant sequoia. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sequoia" in a sentence
  • "He showed me simulated flythroughs of a giant sequoia forest and a forest of smaller trees created using data from the ECHIDNA on his computer."
  • "Why not stick to protecting wild places and wild creatures -- like sea turtles and sequoia trees?"
  • "The General Sherman sequoia in Sequoia National Park is the largest tree in the country and the world with a score of 1,290."