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sequoia

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sequoia (noun)
  2. Sequoya (biographical name)
  3. sequoia pitch moth (noun)
  4. Sequoia National Park (geographical name)
  5. giant sequoia (noun)

se·quoia

noun \si-ˈkwȯi-ə\

Definition of SEQUOIA

: either of two huge coniferous California trees of the bald cypress family that may reach a height of over 300 feet (90 meters): a : giant sequoia b : redwood 3a
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Origin of SEQUOIA

New Latin, genus name, from Sequoya (George Guess)
First Known Use: circa 1866

Rhymes with SEQUOIA

Nagoya, Sequoya

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