giant sequoia
noun
: an evergreen tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum) of the cypress family that grows on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and sometimes exceeds 270 feet (about 82 meters) in height
called also big tree, sequoia
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The grove was identified this past spring by the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition, composed of groups managing the state’s giant sequoia forests, as one of the most vulnerable to fire, Blom said.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The park boasts 40 giant sequoia groves, ranging from one to tens of thousands of trees per grove.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Other trees are giant sequoias, redwoods, alders, Japanese black pines and Arran whitebeans, endemic to the Isle of Arran, says Leddy.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the 1980s and is recognized for giant sequoia, glaciers and granite cliffs.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The park boasts 40 giant sequoia groves, ranging from one to tens of thousands of trees per grove.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Other trees are giant sequoias, redwoods, alders, Japanese black pines and Arran whitebeans, endemic to the Isle of Arran, says Leddy.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the 1980s and is recognized for giant sequoia, glaciers and granite cliffs.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Giant sequoia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giant%20sequoia. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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