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California redwood

DEFINITIONS OF: California redwood

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n lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats

Synonyms:
Sequoia sempervirens, coast redwood
Type of:
redwood, sequoia
either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
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