English Explanatory Dictionary

redwood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tree of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
  2. Any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.
  3. Wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
  4. Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.
  5. A tree of species Manilkara bidentata harvested for timber and latex.
  6. Timber from the Manilkara bidentata tree.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-redwood.wav

Word forms

redwood redwoods

Etymology

From red + wood.

Derived words

California redwood coast redwood coastal redwood dawn redwood giant redwood Japanese redwood Redwood City Redwood County Redwood Falls Sierra redwood

Translations

Bulgarian: вечнозелена секвоя Catalan: sequoia Chinese Mandarin: 紅杉 /红杉 Czech: sekvoj Finnish: punapuu French: séquoia German: Mammutbaum Italian: sequoia Japanese: セコイア Kazakh: секвойя Northern Ohlone: mak-summenikma Southern Ohlone: hop Polish: sekwoja wieczniezielona Kashaya: qʼasi·l Portuguese: sequoia Portuguese: sequoia-vermelha Russian: кра́сное де́рево Russian: секво́йя Spanish: secoya gigante Swedish: sekvoja Swedish: sequoia Welsh: cochwydd Califfornia
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