Main Entry:

red·wood

Pronunciation:

\ˈred-ˌwu̇d\

Function:

noun

Date:

circa 1585

1: any of various woods (as brazilwood) yielding a red dye2: a tree that yields a red dyewood or produces red or reddish wood3 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