redwood

noun

red·​wood ˈred-ˌwu̇d 

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

3

a

: a very tall coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of the 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 compare dawn redwood

b

: its brownish-red durable wood

Examples of redwood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is one of the best spots to walk among towering coastal redwoods without the crowds of Muir Woods. —Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025

Miya Ando is Japanese-American and was raised both in a Buddhist Temple village in Japan and on a 25 acre homestead in the Santa Cruz Mountains redwood forest. —Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

The imagery of roots The biggest redwoods can weigh 2.7 million tons and reach higher than the Statue of Liberty. —Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025

Flower and vegetable gardens, oaks, redwoods and elms. —David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing redwood

• coast redwood
• dawn redwood

Rhymes for redwood

• allgood
• basswood
• beechwood
• bellwood
• birchwood
• boxwood
• boyhood
• brushwood
• childhood
• cordwood
• dogwood
• driftwood

Kids Definition

redwood

noun

red·​wood ˈred-ˌwu̇d 

: a tall cone-producing evergreen tree mostly of coastal California that is related to the bald cypresses and sometimes grows to be 360 feet (110 meters) tall

also : its light long-lasting brownish red wood