Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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
