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redwood
CIDE DICTIONARY
redwood, n.
A gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens ) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See Sequoia. [1913 Webster]
" The redwood of Andaman is Pterocarpus dalbergioides ; that of some parts of tropical America, several species of Erythoxylum ; that of Brazil, the species of Humirium ." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
redwood, n.
1 an exceptionally large Californian conifer, Sequoia sempervirens, yielding red wood.
2 any tree yielding red wood.
1 an exceptionally large Californian conifer, Sequoia sempervirens, yielding red wood.
2 any tree yielding red wood.
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