Found 2 items, similar to Sequoia gigantea.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Sequoia gigantea Sequoia gigantea n : extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism [syn: giant sequoia, big tree, Sierra redwood , Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia Wellingtonia ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sequoia gigantea Sequoiene \Se*quoi"["e]ne\, n. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon (C13H10) obtained in white fluorescent crystals, in the distillation products of the needles of the California “big tree” (Sequoia gigantea). [1913 Webster] Wellingtonia \Wel`ling*to"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after the Duke of Wellington.] (Bot.) A name given to the “big trees” (Sequoia gigantea) of California, and still used in England. See Sequoia. [1913 Webster]