different between sequoia vs highlander

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• sequóia (superseded)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)

English

Etymology 1

From highland +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (rhotic) IPA^(key): /?ha?l?nd??/
• (non-rhotic) IPA^(key): /?ha?l?nd?/

Noun

highlander (plural highlanders)

1. A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
2. Any person who lives in mountainous or hilly terrain.

Antonyms

• lowlander

Translations

Etymology 2

From the tagline "There can be only one" of the film Highlander (1986).

Noun

highlander (uncountable)

1. (collectible card games, often capitalized) A game format in which players are allowed no more than one of any card (except basic resource cards) in their decks.