genus Metasequoia

genus Metasequoia
noun
genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China; variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceae
Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Cupressaceae, ↑family Cupressaceae, ↑cypress family
Member Meronyms: ↑metasequoia, ↑dawn redwood, ↑Metasequoia glyptostrodoides

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  • Metasequoia foxii — Temporal range: late Tiffanian Paleocene …   Wikipedia

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  • metasequoia — noun 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 China • Syn: ↑dawn redwood,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Metasequoia glyptostrodoides — noun 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 China • Syn: ↑metasequoia,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • metasequoia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1948 any of a genus (Metasequoia) of deciduous coniferous trees of the bald cypress family comprising one extant and various fossil forms having leaves, buds, and branches arranged oppositely and flat leaves… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Metasequoia glyptostroboides — ID 53066 Symbol Key MEGL8 Common Name dawn redwood Family Cupressaceae Category Gymnosperm Division Coniferophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Metasequoia — ID 53065 Symbol Key METAS2 Common Name dawn redwood Family Cupressaceae Category Gymnosperm Division Coniferophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • metasequoia — /met euh si kwoy euh/, n. a tall deciduous coniferous tree, Metasequoia glyptostrobodes, first known as a fossil and then discovered alive in China. Also called dawn redwood. [ < NL (1941), the genus name; see META , SEQUOIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • metasequoia — metÉ™sɪ kɔɪə n. genus of a deciduous tree …   English contemporary dictionary

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