Metasequoia glyptostrodoides

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, ↑dawn redwood
Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Metasequoia

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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

  • 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dawn redwood — 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

  • coniferous tree — noun any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones • Syn: ↑conifer • Derivationally related forms: ↑coniferous (for: ↑conifer) • Hypernyms: ↑gymnospermous tree …   Useful english dictionary

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