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English Dictionary: Sequoia sempervirens by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sequoia sempervirens
n
  1. lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats
    Synonym(s): California redwood, coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oocr]d`), n. (Bot.)
      (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of
            California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See
            {Sequoia}.
      (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus
            santalinus}, {C[91]salpinia Sappan}, and several other
            trees.
  
      Note: The redwood of Andaman is {Pterocarpus dalbergioides};
               that of some parts of tropical America, several species
               of {Erythoxylum}; that of Brazil, the species of
               {Humirium}.
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