sequoia

See also: Sequoia, sequóia, and séquoia

English

lower trunk of Sequoia sempervirens

Etymology

From translingual Sequoia (genus).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /səˈkwɔɪ.ə/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /sɪˈkwɔɪ.ə/

Noun

sequoia (plural sequoias)

  1. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.
  2. Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.

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Catalan

Etymology

From English sequoia, named after Cherokee polymath Sequoyah.

Pronunciation

Noun

sequoia f (plural sequoie)

  1. coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
  2. giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
    Synonyms: sequoia gegant, sequoia vermella

Further reading


Italian

Noun

sequoia f (plural sequoie)

  1. sequoia (tree)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

sequoia f (plural sequoias)

  1. (sequoia); redwood (Sequoia sempervirens, a very large coniferous tree of North America)

Romanian

Etymology

From translingual Sequoia.

Noun

sequoia m (plural sequoia)

  1. sequoia

Declension

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