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Redwood vs. Sequoia — What's the Difference?

Redwood vs. Sequoia — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Redwood and Sequoia

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Redwood

A very tall, evergreen coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) native to the coastal ranges of southern Oregon and central and northern California, having thick bark, leaves that are needlelike or scalelike, and small cones.

Sequoia

The giant sequoia.

Redwood

The soft reddish decay-resistant wood of this tree. Also called coast redwood.

Sequoia

Either of two similar trees, the redwood or the dawn redwood.

Redwood

Either of two similar trees, the giant sequoia or the dawn redwood.
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Sequoia

Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.

Redwood

Any of various woods having a reddish color or yielding a red dye.

Sequoia

Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.

Redwood

The species Sequoia sempervirens.
A redwood grove
This redwood deck will last forever.

Sequoia

A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species, Sequoia Washingtoniana, syn. S. gigantea, the "big tree" of California, and S. sempervirens, the redwood, both of which attain an immense height.

Redwood

(countable) Any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.

Sequoia

Either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae

Redwood

(uncountable) The wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
This planter is made of redwood.

Redwood

Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.

Redwood

(countable) The tree Manilkara bidentata harvested for timber and latex.

Redwood

(uncountable) Timber from the Manilkara bidentata tree.

Redwood

A gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See Sequoia.

Redwood

The soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees

Redwood

Either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae

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