redwood
redwood
Definition
red·wood (-wo̵od′)
noun
- ☆ a giant evergreen (Sequoia sempervirens) of the baldcypress family, having fire-resistant bark, enduring, soft wood, and needlelike leaves: found in coastal regions of California and S Oregon
- ☆ big tree
- any of a number of trees with reddish wood or yielding a red dye
- the wood of any of these trees
- redye
redwood
Usage Examples
Preposition: with
- preservative: Price ( Free Delivery ) £ 99.00 Napoleon Arbor From: The Garden Factory Made from Scandinavian redwood with a basecoat preservative.
Converse of object
- dry: Manufactured from kiln dried redwood with high quality mortise and tenon joints and pressure treated for long life in service.
- plant: Luckily the two Redwoods planted in Grosvenor Park will not attain such astounding dimensions, but may nevertheless develop into very large specimens.
Adjective modifier
- Scandinavian: Made from premium grade Scandinavian redwood from renewable plantations, which will mellow to a honey brown with weathering.
- giant: Trees: Magnificent structures How have trees managed to evolve into 80,000 species, from tiny arctic willows to giant redwoods?
- European: Using imported European redwood means AVS timber decking gives a superior finish & affordable reliability.
- coastal: On conifers in California, the pathogen causes a needle blight and dieback of young shoots of Douglas fir and coastal redwood.
- kiln-dried: It's part of the Forest range, and is made of pre-drilled, kiln-dried European redwood and galvanized steel.
- Canadian: There's a barbecue and a well deserved rest for cowboys and horses among the Canadian Redwoods.
Modifies a noun
- pine: Made from premium grade redwood pine timber with natural green finish that develops into warm honey brown with weathering.
- forest: Some of California's most celebrated redwood forests are found here.
- tree: I drew my breath just looking over at the tops of the redwood trees.
- timber: Made from premium grade redwood pine timber with natural green finish that develops into warm honey brown with weathering.
- cladding: Each building is lovingly hand made by trained carpenters with selected, 5th grade redwood cladding on a substantial heavy duty frame.
- floor: The sitting-room and raised dining-area have redwood floors and exposed stone along two walls.
Noun used with modifier
- dawn: In addition an avenue of dawn redwood trees were planted along Stewart Street, creating a tree-lined entrance to the inner city estate.
- grade: Made from premium grade redwood Pine, with exterior grade ply roof, sourced from managed plantations.
- premium: Made from premium grade redwood Pine, with exterior grade ply roof, sourced from managed plantations.
- coast: The coast redwoods are the tallest living species on Earth.
- giant: In Britain, giant redwoods were called Wellingtonias, in what was considered a fitting tribute to the Iron Duke.
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