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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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