Meaning & use
sequoia tree
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Meaning
nouncountable
a very tall evergreen tree that grows in California, known for its great height and long life.
Grammar: Countable; you can say 'a sequoia tree' or 'sequoia trees'.
Patterns
- a sequoia tree
- sequoia trees
- giant sequoia
The sequoia tree in the park is over 200 feet tall.
We visited the forest to see the ancient sequoia trees.
Sequoia trees can live for thousands of years.
Word forms
| plural | sequoia trees |
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Common combinations
- giant sequoia
- The giant sequoia is the largest tree on Earth by volume.
- ancient sequoia tree
- We hiked to see the ancient sequoia tree.
- towering sequoia
- The towering sequoia dominated the landscape.
- sequoia forest
- The sequoia forest is a protected national park.
Synonyms and how they differ
- redwood
- Redwood usually refers to the coast redwood, a different but related species; sequoia often refers to the giant sequoia.
- big tree
- A nickname for the giant sequoia, but less formal and less precise.
Word family
- Sequoia proper noun
- a national park in California, or a genus of trees
Commonly confused: sequoia tree or redwood?
sequoia tree vs redwood
Redwoods and sequoias are both tall trees, but they are different species. Redwoods grow along the coast and are taller; giant sequoias grow in the mountains and are thicker.
Practice
The ______ in Yosemite National Park attract millions of visitors each year.
Choose one answer.
The plural 'sequoia trees' is needed because the sentence refers to multiple trees. 'Sequoia tree' is singular and would not agree with 'attract'. 'Sequoias tree' is not grammatical, and 'sequoia's trees' would mean trees belonging to a sequoia, which is not the intended meaning.
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