Sierra redwood

Sierra redwood
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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sierra redwood,
= giant sequoia. (Cf.giant sequoia)

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