Sequoia sempervirens

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Sequoia sempervirens
    n 1: lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from
         Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy
         habitats [syn: {California redwood}, {coast redwood},
         {Sequoia sempervirens}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)
   (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of
       California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See
       {Sequoia}.
   (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus
       santalinus}, {Caesalpinia Sappan}, and several other
       trees.
       [1913 Webster]

   Note: The redwood of Andaman is {Pterocarpus dalbergioides};
         that of some parts of tropical America, several species
         of {Erythoxylum}; that of Brazil, the species of
         {Humirium}.
         [1913 Webster]