sequoia
noun
se·quoia
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Definition of sequoia
: either of two huge coniferous California trees of the bald cypress family that may reach a height of over 300 feet (90 meters):
a
: giant sequoia
b
: redwood sense 3a
Examples of sequoia in a Sentence
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White fir trees can grow in the shade and even faster in sunlight, giving them an early chance to elbow out young sequoias, which desperately need the light to thrive. — Los Angeles Times, "California fire mystery: No major summer brush fires after years of record destruction," 22 Aug. 2019 Johnson is back as Hobbs, the soulful human sequoia who until recently was flexing his muscles and eyebrows in federal law enforcement. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ doesn’t quite hit that ‘Fast & Furious’ sweet spot," 1 Aug. 2019 At the very top of centuries-old redwoods and sequoias. — Petra Cahill, NBC News, "Garlic festival shooting, Dan Coats steps down & British Vogue's royal editor: The Morning Rundown," 29 July 2019 My wife has long been pining to travel the Pacific Coast Highway and stop to see the redwoods and the sequoias some day. — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, "Rosario: This father-son road trip was one for the books," 30 June 2019 Or Eastmoreland, where neighborhood leaders stopped construction of an apartment complex by launching a protest against the felling of three sequoia trees on its site. — oregonlive.com, "Emotions flare as Portland, long friendly to neighborhoods, weighs gutting their powers," 2 July 2019 Each yearly delineation on the sequoia’s surface is a small part of a far grander story that ties together all of life on Earth. — Riley Black, Smithsonian, "A 16-Million-Year-Old Tree Tells a Deep Story of the Passage of Time," 10 June 2019 The fossil greets visitors at one of the show’s entrances and just like the physical tree, what the sequoia represents has layers. — Riley Black, Smithsonian, "A 16-Million-Year-Old Tree Tells a Deep Story of the Passage of Time," 10 June 2019 Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks, both known for their impossibly tall sequoia trees, are open to hikers, mountain climbers, and scenic-overlook lovers. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Yosemite Valley Is Closed Indefinitely, Due to Wildfires," 7 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sequoia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sequoia
sequoia
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sequoia
: a very tall evergreen tree that grows in California
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sequoia
noun
se·quoia
| \ si-ˈkwȯi-ə
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Kids Definition of sequoia
1
: giant sequoia
2
: redwood
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