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sequoia

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪˈkwɔɪə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɪˈkwɔɪə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(si kwoi′ə)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
se•quoi•a /sɪˈkwɔɪə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -quoi•as. 
  1. Plant Biologya large cone-bearing tree of California, having reddish bark and reaching heights of more than 300 ft. (91 m).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
se•quoi•a  (si kwoi′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyeither of two large coniferous trees of California, Sequoiadendron giganteum or Sequoia sempervirens, both having reddish bark and reaching heights of more than 300 ft. (91 m).
  • named after Sequoya 1840–50, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sequoia /sɪˈkwɔɪə/ n
  1. either of two giant Californian coniferous trees, Sequoia sempervirens (redwood) or Sequoiadendron giganteum (formerly Sequoia gigantea) (big tree or giant sequoia): family Taxodiaceae
Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, named after Sequoya, known also as George Guess, (?1770–1843), Native American scholar and leader
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