Sequoia \Se*quoi"a\, n. [NL. So called by Dr. Endlicher in honor
of Sequoyah, who invented the Cherokee alphabet.] (Bot.)
A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species,
{Sequoia Washingtoniana}, syn. {Sequoia gigantea}, the "big
tree" of California, and {Sequoia sempervirens}, the redwood,
both of which attain an immense height.
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