sequoia

sɪˈkwɔɪə

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Definition of sequoia - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

tree

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giant Californian coniferous tree species

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The sequoia is known for its towering height.

giant sequoia

redwood

material

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wood from a very large redwood tree used for building

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Sequoia is valued for its resistance to decay and pests..

giant sequoia

redwood

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giant Californian coniferous tree species

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giant sequoia

very large tree species native to California

The giant sequoia is the largest tree in the world.

Origin of sequoia

Named after Sequoyah (Cherokee leader)

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big tree

tall forest

giant sequoia tree known for its massive size

redwood

tree wood

wood from the Sequoia sempervirens tree, valued for durability

Examples of sequoia in a sentence

Tourists marveled at the ancient sequoia in the park.
The craftsman carved a statue from sequoia.
Sequoia furniture is both beautiful and durable.

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French:séquoia, ...
German:Mammutbaum, Sequoiaholz, ...
Italian:sequoia, legno di sequoia, ...
Spanish:secuoya, madera de sequoia, ...
Portuguese:sequoia, madeira de sequoia, ...
Chinese:红杉, 红杉木, ...
Japanese:セコイア, セコイア材, ...
Arabic:سيكويا, خَشَب السِيكُويَا, ...
Hebrew:סְקוֹיָה, עֵץ אָדוֹם עֲנָק הַמְּשַׁמֵּשׁ לִבְנִיָּה, ...
Russian:секвойя, секвойя древесина, ...
Ukrainian:секвоя, деревина секвої, ...
Hindi:सिकोइया, सिकोइया लकड़ी, ...
Bengali:সিকোইয়া, সেকোইয়া কাঠ, ...
Catalan:sequoia, fusta de sequoia, ...
Czech:sekvoj, sekvojové dřevo, ...
Danish:sequoia, sequoia træ, ...
Dutch:sequoia, sequoiahout, ...
Greek:σεκόια, ξύλο σεκόιας, ...
Hungarian:mamutfenyő, mamutfenyőfa, ...
Khmer:ដើមសេកូយ៉ា, ឈើសេក្វយ៉ា, ...
Korean:세쿼이아, 세쿼이아 목재, ...
Persian:سکویا, چوب سکویا, ...
Polish:sekwoja, drewno sekwoi, ...
Portuguese (BR):sequoia, ...
Romanian:sequoia, lemn de sequoia, ...
Swedish:sequoia, sequoiaträ, ...
Thai:ต้นเซควาญา, ไม้เรดวู้ด, ...
Turkish:sekoya, sekoya ağacı, ...
Vietnamese:cây sequoia, gỗ sequoia, ...

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Definition of sequoia - Reverso English Dictionary

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