genus Sequoiadendron

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Sequoiadendron - giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the TaxodiaceaeSequoiadendronCupressaceae, cypress family, family Cupressaceae - cypresses and junipers and many cedarsbig tree, giant sequoia, Sequoia gigantea, Sequoia Wellingtonia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sierra redwood - extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organismplant genus - a genus of plants