redwood
noun
red·wood
ˈred-ˌwu̇d 
1
: any of various woods (such as brazilwood) yielding a red dye
2
: a tree that yields a red dyewood or produces red or reddish wood
3
a
: a very tall coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of the bald cypress family that grows chiefly in coastal California, sometimes reaches a height of 360 feet (110 meters), and is a commercially important timber tree
called also coast redwood
see cone illustration compare dawn redwood
b
: its brownish-red durable wood
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Visitors who entered the building’s rotunda could walk along the evolution of the earth before man’s appearance — baked vegetation covered with lichen, then a cross section of a California redwood tree that was nearly 6 feet in diameter, followed by animal including a mastodon, mammoth and a whale.
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Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2024
California’s groundwater-dependent ecosystems lie not only along streams, but also in habitats such as mountain meadows, coastal redwood forests and mesquite bushes among desert sand dunes.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
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Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2024
California’s groundwater-dependent ecosystems lie not only along streams, but also in habitats such as mountain meadows, coastal redwood forests and mesquite bushes among desert sand dunes.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
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redwood
noun
red·wood
ˈred-ˌwu̇d
: a tall cone-producing evergreen tree mostly of coastal California that is related to the bald cypresses and sometimes grows to be 360 feet (110 meters) tall
also
: its light long-lasting brownish red wood
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