From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsequoiase‧quoi‧a /sɪˈkwɔɪə/ noun [countable] HBPa tree from the western US that can grow to be very tall SYN redwood
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sequoia• They included conifers much like today's pines, cypresses and sequoias.• For it crops up in the Rock-Drill Canto 87, in the 1950s: Only sequoias are slow enough.• If the sequoia is the biggest living thing, the coast redwood is the tallest living thing.Origin sequoia (1800-1900) Sequoyah 