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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 illustrationb : its brownish-red durable wood
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Acidic soils such as near pine or redwood trees produce blue flowers; alkaline soils (such as heavy clay) prompt the flowers to be pink.
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The three-bedroom, 1,800-square-foot home boasts 100-foot redwood trees, a gazebo, shed, machine shop, and a four-car garage, according to the real estate listing.
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In other words, some of these ancient trees, growing in a forest eons before humans arrived, rivaled the redwoods in size.
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The Yellow Tree House Restaurant takes over 474 square feet and wraps around a 131-foot-high redwood tree in Warkworth, New Zealand.
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The ukuleles’ top, or front piece, will be made from Lucky Strike redwood, another famous tree that fell during a storm in the early 1990s.
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Walk among old growth coast redwoods, cooling their roots in the fresh water of Redwood Creek and lifting their crowns to reach the sun and fog.
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At the bridge site, teams of workers watched over drills the size of redwood trees, which rammed steel piles into the seafloor.
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With over 100 feet of deep water frontage and the benefits of over 3,400 square feet, the wonderful four-bedroom, three and one-half bath home sits on almost one acre and is dressed in Austin stone, wrapped with oak and trimmed in redwood.
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First Known Use of redwood
circa 1533
REDWOOD Defined for English Language Learners
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: a very tall evergreen tree
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: the wood of a redwood
REDWOOD Defined for Kids
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: a very tall tree of California that bears cones and has light durable brownish red wood
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See words that rhyme with redwood Spanish Central: Translation of redwood Nglish: Translation of redwood for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about redwood
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