секво́йя — meaning in English

English meaning

• redwood noun A very tall evergreen tree native to the coast of California, or its reddish timber.
• sequoia noun Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.

Senses

секво́йя is used for these senses in English:

• Sequoyah Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.
• redwood (uncountable) Wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

sequoia — full definition

1. noun Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.
2. noun Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.

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