coast redwood

noun

Examples of coast redwood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The world's tallest living tree is the coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), which grows along the Pacific Coast of the United States, mainly in California. Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2024 Here live the coast redwood tree species, known as the tallest trees on the planet, reaching up to 350 feet. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024 The parks become more crowded from Memorial Day on, when the coast redwoods are shrouded in life-sustaining fog, and inland conditions are warm and sunny. Jill K. Robinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2023 Enduring but not static Even species as enduring as coast redwoods are affected by climate change. Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024 The coast redwood, also famously decay-resistant, could be used in habitat restoration. Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023 French, Bridle, and Stream Trail Loop Just east of Oakland sits Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, a 1,833-acre green space home to a forest of 150-foot coast redwoods and wildlife like golden eagles and deer. Jenna Scatena, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023 The shoots from stumps of felled coast redwoods are each capable of becoming a full-size tree. Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023 As the forest of coast redwoods and Douglas firs is housed in the ancestral lands of the Southern Pomo people, Haddon said, the league has met with representatives from the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria to ensure their cultural interests are protected. Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023

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First Known Use

circa 1897, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coast redwood was circa 1897

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“Coast redwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20redwood. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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