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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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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Big Sur is one of the state's biggest tourist draws in a normal year, attracting visitors to serene groves of redwoods, beaches and the highway's dramatic oceanside scenery.
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REDWOOD CITY — Will Wright’s out-of-the-box Spore is now the inspiration for a more traditional game experience.
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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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