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/sˈɛkwɔɪɐ/
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[ US /sɪˈkwɔɪə/ ]
[ US /sɪˈkwɔɪə/ ]
NOUN
- either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
How To Use sequoia In A Sentence
- Why not stick to protecting wild places and wild creatures -- like sea turtles and sequoia trees? Michael Brune: Why Do Sea Turtles Need Solar Panels?
- Libby also checked his method by determining the age of heartwood from the trunks of redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens), and of Douglas firs Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1960 - Presentation Speech
- Equally amazing was the ability of the sell-out audiences at the outdoor amphitheater in the celestial vault of the Parc du Château de Florans, a venue bordered by 365 plane trees and a sprinkling of sequoia redwoods, to accommodate and enjoy the extraordinary range of performances, often on two different programs per evening, from solo recitals of the most intimate nature to the great concertos with orchestra. Laurence Vittes: Pianists Are Lords of the Ring in La Roque d'Anthéron's Festival 2011
- He notes carefully the distinctive qualities of particular specimens of goldcup oak, Douglas spruce, yellow pine, silver fir, and sequoia.
- The Sequoia F. 8L Falco is a lightweight 2-seater aerobatic aircraft, sold in kit or plans form for self-assembly by the Sequoia Aircraft Company of Richmond, Virginia. Beautifull planes | My[confined]Space
- The most common forms included beech-like trees, poplars, willows, cattails, sumac, soapberry, and conifers such as pines, sequoias, and false cypress.
- Yosemite is famous for its giant sequoia trees.
- The Sequoia sempervirens, which is commonly called redwood, is distributed along the Coast Range, the trees thriving only when they are constantly swept by the sea fogs. History of California
- I thus conclude with three literary evocations of sequoias, which make different but related points.
- Tiare and jasmine shouted happy stories across continents, magnolias made mad love as their roots stretched deep into the wet fertile soil, while sequoia and kauri reached with their arms toward heaven. Time to Rest