big tree

[ big-tree ]

/ ˈbɪg ˈtri /

noun

a large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum (formerly Sequoia gigantea), of California, often reaching 300 feet (91 meters) in height, having reddish-brown bark, scalelike blue-green leaves, and bearing large elliptical cones.

Also called gi·ant red·wood [jahy-uhnt red-wood], /ˈdʒaɪ ənt ˈrɛd wʊd/, gi·ant se·quoi·a [jahy-uhnt si-kwaw-uh] /ˈdʒaɪ ənt sɪˈkwɔ ə/ .

Compare sequoia.

Origin of big tree

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words nearby big tree

Bigtha, big-ticket, big time, big toe, big top, big tree, biguanide, big up, big wheel, big White Chief, bigwig

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Example sentences from the Web for big tree

All Big-Tree groves appear to have gone through forest fires.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills
Eagle-heart got nearly there and saw Big-tree being arrested, and he turned and fled.
Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))|James Mooney
The Big-Tree groves, he says, are growing in the soil-areas off which the ice first melted at the close of the ice age.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills
The great event of the summer was the arrest of the noted chiefs and raiders, Set-t'aite, Set-gya and do-ette, "Big-tree."
Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))|James Mooney

Satank, Eagle-heart, and Big-tree were present, and assented to the correctness of the statement made by Satanta.
Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))|James Mooney

British Dictionary definitions for big tree

big tree

noun

a giant Californian coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, with a wide tapering trunk and thick spongy bark: family Taxodiaceae . It often reaches a height of 90 metresAlso called: giant sequoia, wellingtonia See also sequoia

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单词	big tree
释义	big tree [ big-tree ] / ˈbɪg ˈtri / noun a large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum (formerly Sequoia gigantea), of California, often reaching 300 feet (91 meters) in height, having reddish-brown bark, scalelike blue-green leaves, and bearing large elliptical cones. Also called gi·ant red·wood [jahy-uhnt red-wood], /ˈdʒaɪ ənt ˈrɛd wʊd/, gi·ant se·quoi·a [jahy-uhnt si-kwaw-uh] /ˈdʒaɪ ənt sɪˈkwɔ ə/ . Compare sequoia. Origin of big tree An Americanism dating back to 1850–55 Words nearby big tree Bigtha, big-ticket, big time, big toe, big top, big tree, biguanide, big up, big wheel, big White Chief, bigwig Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for big tree All Big-Tree groves appear to have gone through forest fires. Your National Parks\|Enos A. Mills Eagle-heart got nearly there and saw Big-tree being arrested, and he turned and fled. Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))\|James Mooney The Big-Tree groves, he says, are growing in the soil-areas off which the ice first melted at the close of the ice age. Your National Parks\|Enos A. Mills The great event of the summer was the arrest of the noted chiefs and raiders, Set-t'aite, Set-gya and do-ette, "Big-tree." Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))\|James Mooney Satank, Eagle-heart, and Big-tree were present, and assented to the correctness of the statement made by Satanta. Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))\|James Mooney British Dictionary definitions for big tree big tree noun a giant Californian coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, with a wide tapering trunk and thick spongy bark: family Taxodiaceae . It often reaches a height of 90 metresAlso called: giant sequoia, wellingtonia See also sequoia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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