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Webster 1913 Edition
Redwood
Red′woodˊ
(-woŏdˊ)
, Noun.
(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
, Caesalpinia Sappan
, and several other trees. ☞ The redwood of Andaman is
Pterocarpus dalbergioides
; that of some parts of tropical America, several species of Erythoxylum
; that of Brazil, the species of Humirium
. Definition 2024
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See also: Redwood
English
Noun
redwood (plural redwoods)
- (countable, uncountable) the USDA-preferred term for the species Sequoia sempervirens.
- A redwood grove
- This redwood deck will last forever
- (countable) any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.
- (uncountable) the wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
- This planter is made of redwood.
- (uncountable, Britain, obsolete) Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.
Derived terms
Translations
the species Sequoia sempervirens