Found 2 items, similar to Redwood.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: redwood redwood n 1: the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees 2: either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae [syn: sequoia]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Redwood Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.) (a) A gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See Sequoia. (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from Pterocarpus santalinus , C[ae]salpinia Sappan, and several other trees. [1913 Webster] Note: The redwood of Andaman is Pterocarpus dalbergioides; that of some parts of tropical America, several species of Erythoxylum; that of Brazil, the species of Humirium. [1913 Webster]