Redwood vs. Sequoia

Redwoodnoun

The species Sequoia sempervirens.

Redwoodnoun

(countable) Any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.

Redwoodnoun

(uncountable) The wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

Redwoodnoun

Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.

Redwoodnoun

A gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See Sequoia.

Redwoodnoun

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

Redwoodnoun

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

Sequoianoun

Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.

Sequoianoun

Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.

Sequoianoun

A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species, Sequoia Washingtoniana, syn. S. gigantea, the "big tree" of California, and S. sempervirens, the redwood, both of which attain an immense height.

Sequoianoun

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