metasequoia

metasequoia

(ˌmɛtəsɪˈkwɔɪə) n (Plants) any of several conifers of the genus Metasequoia of the family Taxodiaceae, esp Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the only surviving member of this genus, which is found in China

met•a•se•quoi•a

(ˌmɛt ə sɪˈkwɔɪ ə)

n., pl. -quoi•as. a tall deciduous coniferous tree, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, of the bald cypress family, first known as a fossil and then discovered growing in China. Also called dawn redwood. [< New Latin (1941); see meta-, sequoia]

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metasequoia - 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 Chinadawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoidesgenus Metasequoia - genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China; variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceaeconifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones