| 释义 |
se·quoia
\sə̇ˈkwȯi(y)ə, sēˈk- also -wȯyə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, after Sequoya (George Guess) died 1843 American Indian scholar
1. capitalized : a genus of coniferous trees (family Taxodiaceae) distinguished by having both linear and awl-shaped decurrent leaves and the winter buds with imbricated scales — see redwood; compare sequoiadendron
2. -s : any tree of the genus Sequoia or of the related genus Sequoiadendron; specifically : big tree 1 |