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Redwood

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Noun

1. redwood

the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees

2. redwood, sequoia

either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Redwood

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noun
a giant coniferous tree, Sequoia sempervirens, of coastal regions of California, having reddish fibrous bark and durable timber: family Taxodiaceae. The largest specimen is over 120 metres (360 feet) tall
See also sequoia

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Redwood

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noun
1.  US
a giant evergreen (Sequoia sempervirens) of the baldcypress family, having fire-resistant bark, enduring, soft wood, and needlelike leaves: found in coastal regions of California and S Oregon
2.  US
big tree
3. 
any of a number of trees with reddish wood or yielding a red dye
4. 
the wood of any of these trees

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Redwood

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n.
1.
a. A very tall, evergreen coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) native to the coastal ranges of southern Oregon and central and northern California, having thick bark, leaves that are needlelike or scalelike, and small cones.
b. The soft reddish decay-resistant wood of this tree. Also called coast redwood.
2. Either of two similar trees, the giant sequoia or the dawn redwood.
3. Any of various woods having a reddish color or yielding a red dye.

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