redwood
nounDefinition 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 — compare {dawn redwood}
b
: its brownish-red durable wood
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