Sequoia gigantea

Sequoia gigantea
Wellingtonia Wel`ling*to"ni*a, n. [NL. So named after the Duke of Wellington.] (Bot.) A name given to the ``big trees'' ({Sequoia gigantea}) of California, and still used in England. See {Sequoia}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Sequoia gigantea — Sequoiene Se*quoi [ e]ne, n. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon ({C13H10}) obtained in white fluorescent crystals, in the distillation products of the needles of the California big tree ({Sequoia gigantea}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sequoia gigantea — noun extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism • Syn: ↑giant sequoia, ↑big tree, ↑Sierra redwood, ↑Sequoiadendron giganteum, ↑Sequoia Wellingtonia • Hypernyms: ↑sequoia …   Useful english dictionary

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  • sequoia — s.m. Arbore gigant din California care poate atinge înălţimea de 150 m, circumferinţa de peste 40 m şi vârsta de 5000 de ani (Sequoia gigantea). [pr.: – cvó ia] – cuv. lat. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  SEQUÓIA s. (bot.; Sequoia… …   Dicționar Român

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