redwood


Definition: Meaning of, redwood in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrɛdwʊd /

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redwood redwoods
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a very tall tree that grows in California and Oregon, or the wood from this tree
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redwood used in phrases

  • Andaman redwood (noun)
    1. mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus
  • California redwood (noun)
    1. lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats
  • Panama redwood (noun)
    1. large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers
    2. hard heavy red wood of a quira tree
  • Panama redwood tree (noun)
    1. large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers
  • Redwood National Park (noun)
    1. a national park in California featuring a redwood forest and Pacific Ocean coastline
  • Sierra redwood (noun)
    1. extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism
  • coast redwood (noun)
    1. lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats
  • dawn redwood (noun)
    1. large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China
  • redwood family (noun)
    1. coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems
  • redwood penstemon (noun)
    1. low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills of northern California
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