redwood

noun

red·wood | \ˈred-ˌwu̇d

Definition of redwood

1 : any of various woods (such as brazilwood) yielding a red dye

2 : a tree that yields a red dyewood or produces red or reddish wood

3a : 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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Converted in places to some of Marin County’s most beautiful bike trails, the route passes through redwood forests, peaceful countryside and charming towns. — Brian Coyne, San Francisco Chronicle, "Biking along Marin’s old North Pacific Coast Railroad," 17 May 2018 Her playgrounds were tide pools and redwood forests. — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, "Kate Brandt Is Turning Google into a Green Powerhouse," 5 July 2018 Two protesters spend ten months living in the canopy of a redwood wider than a house. — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, "Briefly Noted," 11 May 2018 Will Hernandez G UTEP 6-2 348 5.15 1-2 A four-year starter at left guard, Hernandez has a base like a California redwood and would help any team’s rushing game right off the bat, though his 32-inch arms are shorter than teams prefer. — Nora Princiotti, BostonGlobe.com, "Scouting the 2018 NFL Draft, position by position," 24 Apr. 2018 Torres arrived in a much different way than almost any other Yankee: as another team’s sapling, not a redwood. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, "Gleyber Torres Arrives as Part of a Pinstriped Youth Movement," 22 Apr. 2018 And whenever the confines of civilization start to grate, expansive redwood forests are just a stone’s throw away. — Sunset, "One Perfect Day in Fort Bragg, CA," 22 Jan. 2018 In the morning, take a hike through the redwoods at Humboldt State Park. — Ben Abramson, USA TODAY, "Yes, you can take electric cars on long road trips," 29 May 2018 Second-growth trees, and some third-growth, make up 95 percent of the redwood acreage across the state. — Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, "A plea to save California’s treasured coast redwoods, giant sequoias," 18 Apr. 2018

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