sequoia

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See also: Sequoia, sequóia, and séquoia

English

Lower trunk of Sequoia sempervirens

Etymology

From translingual Sequoia.

Pronunciation

Noun

sequoia (plural sequoias)

  1. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.
  2. Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.

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Catalan

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Etymology

Borrowed from English sequoia, named after Cherokee polymath Sequoyah.

Pronunciation

Noun

sequoia f (plural sequoies)

  1. coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
  2. giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
    Synonyms: sequoia gegant, sequoia vermella

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Italian

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Noun

sequoia f (plural sequoie)

  1. sequoia (tree)

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈkwɔj.ɐ/ , /seˈkɔj.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈkwɔj.a/ , /seˈkɔj.a/

  • Rhymes: -ɔjɐ
  • Hyphenation: se‧quoi‧a

Noun

sequoia f (plural sequoias)

  1. sequoia; redwood (Sequoia sempervirens, a very large coniferous tree of North America)
    Synonym: wellingtónia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Sequoia.

Noun

sequoia m (plural sequoia)

  1. sequoia

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