big tree

big tree
noun
extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism
Hypernyms: ↑sequoia, ↑redwood
Member Holonyms: ↑Sequoiadendron, ↑genus Sequoiadendron

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noun
1. : a California evergreen (Sequoiadendron giganteum) that sometimes exceeds 270 feet in height and 80 feet in girth — called also giant sequoia

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a large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum (formerly Sequoia gigantea), of California, often reaching 300 ft. (91 m) in height, having reddish-brown bark, scalelike blue-green leaves, and bearing large elliptical cones. Also called giant sequoia. Cf. sequoia.
[1850-55, Amer.]

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big tree noun (N American)
The giant redwood
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Main Entry:big

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big tree,
1. = giant sequoia. (Cf.giant sequoia)
2. = redwood. (Cf.redwood)

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n. another term for giant redwood (see redwood)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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