redwood

red·wood

noun \ˈred-ˌwu̇d\

: a very tall evergreen tree

: the wood of a redwood

Full Definition of REDWOOD

1

:  any of various woods (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

b :  its brownish-red durable wood

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First Known Use of REDWOOD

circa 1585

Rhymes with REDWOOD

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redwood

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Coniferous evergreen timber tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of the family Taxodiaceae, found in the fog belt of west-coastal North America. It grows in the coastal range from southwestern Oregon to central California at elevations up to 3,300 ft (1,000 m). The genus name commemorates the Cherokee Indian Sequoyah. The redwood is sometimes called coast redwood to distinguish it from the Sierra redwood (or big tree) and the Japanese redwood (or Japanese cedar). Redwoods are the tallest living trees, often exceeding 300 ft (90 m) in height; one has reached 368 ft (112 m). Typical trunk diameters are 10–20 ft (3–6 m) or more. The redwood tree takes 400–500 years to reach maturity; some are known to be more than 1,500 years old. As the tree ages, the lower limbs fall away, leaving a columnar trunk. Redwood timber has been used for furniture, shingles, fence posts, paneling, and fine wood objects. Today many of the remaining redwood stands are protected (see Redwood National Park; Sequoia National Park). See also dawn redwood.

Variants of REDWOOD

redwood or sequoia