[si-kwoi-uh] 
| either of two large coniferous trees of California, Sequoiadendron giganteum or Sequoia sempervirens, both having reddish bark and reaching heights of more than 300 ft. (91 m). |
| red·wood (rěd'wŏŏd') n.
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| se·quoi·a (sĭ-kwoi'ə) n.
[New Latin Sequoia, genus name, after Sequoya.] |
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