redwood

redwood
1. noun
a) the USDA-preferred term for the species Sequoia sempervirens.
b) any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense
a) Pertaining to any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense

A redwood grove

b) Pertaining to the wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

This redwood deck will last forever


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  • Redwood — ist eine Bezeichnung für den Küstenmammutbaum eine Bezeichnung für den Riesenmammutbaum ein Nationalpark in den USA, siehe Redwood Nationalpark der Name einer Schweizer Rockband aus Zürich, siehe Redwood (Schweizer Band) der Name einer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Redwood — Redwood, NY U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 584 Housing Units (2000): 277 Land area (2000): 2.035972 sq. miles (5.273143 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.514751 sq. miles (1.333200 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.550723 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Redwood — (Килларни,Ирландия) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: Tralee Road, Килларни, Ирландия …   Каталог отелей

  • Redwood, NY — U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 584 Housing Units (2000): 277 Land area (2000): 2.035972 sq. miles (5.273143 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.514751 sq. miles (1.333200 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.550723 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Redwood, OR — U.S. Census Designated Place in Oregon Population (2000): 5844 Housing Units (2000): 2529 Land area (2000): 4.840382 sq. miles (12.536531 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.063713 sq. miles (0.165017 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.904095 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Redwood, TX — U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas Population (2000): 3586 Housing Units (2000): 946 Land area (2000): 5.872597 sq. miles (15.209955 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.068575 sq. miles (0.177609 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.941172 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Redwood — Red wood ( w[oo^]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[ae]salpinia… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Redwood — (engl., spr. wudd, »Rotholz«), s. Sequoia …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • redwood — (n.) 1610s, wood that has a red hue, from RED (Cf. red) (1) + WOOD (Cf. wood) (n.). Of various types of New World trees that yield such wood, from 1716; specifically of the California Sequoia sempervirens from 1819 …   Etymology dictionary

  • redwood — ► NOUN ▪ a giant coniferous tree with reddish wood, native to California and Oregon …   English terms dictionary

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