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单词 redwood
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Definition of redwood in English:

redwood

noun ˈrɛdwʊdˈrɛdˌwʊd
  • 1Either of two giant conifers with thick fibrous bark, native to California and Oregon. They are the tallest known trees and are among the largest living organisms.

    (已知树种中最高的树,体积最大的生物之一)红杉;巨杉

    Two species in the family Taxodiaceae: the California (or coast) redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), which can grow to a height of c.110 m (328 ft), and the giant redwood, giant sequoia, wellingtonia, or big tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum), which can reach a trunk diameter of 11 m (36 ft)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Among the towering redwoods rise clumps of native trees.
    • A grove of giant redwoods or sequoias should be kept just as we keep a great and beautiful cathedral.
    • Among the colossal redwoods, proportions change and dimensions shift.
    • The nursery offers other conifers, including Colorado blue spruce, deodar cedar, Douglas fir, and coast redwood.
    • It is just off the main route to the Redwood Park, home of the famed giant redwood trees that rise up to 367 feet and can live for more than 2,000 years.
    1. 1.1 Used in names of a number of chiefly tropical trees with reddish timber, e.g. Andaman redwood.
      用于其他木质为红色、尤其是热带树木的名称中,如Andaman redwood

Definition of redwood in US English:

redwood

nounˈrɛdˌwʊdˈredˌwo͝od
  • 1Either of two giant conifers with thick fibrous bark, native to California and Oregon. They are the tallest known trees and are among the largest living organisms.

    (已知树种中最高的树,体积最大的生物之一)红杉;巨杉

    Two species in the family Taxodiaceae: the California (or coast) redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), which can grow to a height of 325 feet (110 m), and the giant redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum), which can reach a trunk diameter of 35 feet (11 m)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Among the colossal redwoods, proportions change and dimensions shift.
    • A grove of giant redwoods or sequoias should be kept just as we keep a great and beautiful cathedral.
    • The nursery offers other conifers, including Colorado blue spruce, deodar cedar, Douglas fir, and coast redwood.
    • Among the towering redwoods rise clumps of native trees.
    • It is just off the main route to the Redwood Park, home of the famed giant redwood trees that rise up to 367 feet and can live for more than 2,000 years.
    1. 1.1 Used in names of other, chiefly tropical, trees with reddish timber.
      用于其他木质为红色、尤其是热带树木的名称中,如Andaman redwood
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