different between redwood vs sequoia

English

Etymology

red +? wood

Noun

redwood (plural redwoods)

1. (countable, uncountable, USDA-preferred term) The species Sequoia sempervirens.

   a redwood grove

   This redwood deck will last forever.

2. (countable) Any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.
3. (uncountable) The wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

   This planter is made of redwood.

4. (uncountable, Britain, obsolete) Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.
5. (countable) The tree Manilkara bidentata harvested for timber and latex.
6. (uncountable) Timber from the Manilkara bidentata tree.

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

From translingual Sequoia (“genus”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /s??kw??.?/

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.

Synonyms

• (Sequoiadendron giganteum): giant sequoia, Sierra redwood
• (Sequoia sempervirens): redwood (in California), coast redwood, California redwood

Derived terms

• metasequoia

Translations

References

• Sequoiadendron giganteum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sequoiadendron giganteum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sequoiadendron giganteum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sequoia sempervirens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sequoia sempervirens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sequoia sempervirens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Italian

Noun

sequoia f (plural sequoie)

1. sequoia (tree)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sequóia (superseded)

Noun

sequoia f (plural sequoias)

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