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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