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Definition of Sequoiadendron
1. Noun. Giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae.
Group relationships: Cupressaceae, Cypress Family, Family Cupressaceae
Member holonyms: Big Tree, Giant Sequoia, Sequoia Gigantea, Sequoia Wellingtonia, Sequoiadendron Giganteum, Sierra Redwood
Generic synonyms: Plant Genus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sequoiadendron
Literary usage of Sequoiadendron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Revision of Fossil Sequoia and Taxodium in Western North America Based on by Ralph W. Chaney (2008)
"It appears to be properly referable to Sequoia, or to Sequoiadendron as defined by
... Its modern relationships are with Sequoia (Sequoiadendron) gigantea, ..."
2. Remote Sensing & Ecosystem Management: Proceedings of the Fifth Forest edited by Jerry D Greer (1998)
"INTRODUCTION Naturally occuring giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum [Undl.]
Bucholz) range 250 miles through the mixed conifer belt of the Sierra ..."
3. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"One more famous plant is the California big tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum.
Many of these trees are several thousand years old and abnormally massive. ..."
4. Exploring the Borderlands: Documents of the Committee on Common Problems of by Joe Cain (2004)
"Such has apparently been the fate of many rare plant species belonging to old
groups, of which the giant Sequoia, Sequoiadendron ..."
5. Adventure Guide to the Sierra Nevada by Wilbur H. Morrison (2000)
"This is also home to the world-renowned giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron Giganteum),
commonly thought to be the largest living thing on the planet. ..."
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