redwood

See also: Redwood

English

Etymology

red +‎ wood

Noun

redwood (plural redwoods)

(countable, uncountable) the USDA-preferred term for the species Sequoia sempervirens.
A redwood grove

This redwood deck will last forever
(countable) any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.
(uncountable) the wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
This planter is made of redwood.
(uncountable, Britain, obsolete) Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.

Derived terms

Terms derived from redwood

Translations

the species Sequoia sempervirens

Catalan: sequoia f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 紅杉 (zh), 红杉 (zh) (hóngshān)
Czech: sekvoj f
Finnish: punapuu (fi)
French: séquoia (fr) m

German: Mammutbaum (de) m
Italian: sequoia (it) f
Japanese: セコイア (sekoia)
Polish: sekwoja wieczniezielona f
Portuguese: sequoia (pt) f
Russian: кра́сное де́рево (ru) n (krásnoje dérevo), секво́йя (ru) f (sekvójja)

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