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Definition of redwood in English: redwoodnoun ˈrɛdwʊdˈrɛdˌwʊd 1Either of two giant conifers with thick fibrous bark, native to California and Oregon. They are the tallest known trees and are among the largest living organisms. (已知树种中最高的树,体积最大的生物之一)红杉;巨杉 Two species in the family Taxodiaceae: the California (or coast) redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), which can grow to a height of c.110 m (328 ft), and the giant redwood, giant sequoia, wellingtonia, or big tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum), which can reach a trunk diameter of 11 m (36 ft) Example sentencesExamples - Among the towering redwoods rise clumps of native trees.
- A grove of giant redwoods or sequoias should be kept just as we keep a great and beautiful cathedral.
- Among the colossal redwoods, proportions change and dimensions shift.
- The nursery offers other conifers, including Colorado blue spruce, deodar cedar, Douglas fir, and coast redwood.
- It is just off the main route to the Redwood Park, home of the famed giant redwood trees that rise up to 367 feet and can live for more than 2,000 years.
- 1.1 Used in names of a number of chiefly tropical trees with reddish timber, e.g. Andaman redwood.
用于其他木质为红色、尤其是热带树木的名称中,如Andaman redwood
Definition of redwood in US English: redwoodnounˈrɛdˌwʊdˈredˌwo͝od 1Either of two giant conifers with thick fibrous bark, native to California and Oregon. They are the tallest known trees and are among the largest living organisms. (已知树种中最高的树,体积最大的生物之一)红杉;巨杉 Two species in the family Taxodiaceae: the California (or coast) redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), which can grow to a height of 325 feet (110 m), and the giant redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum), which can reach a trunk diameter of 35 feet (11 m) Example sentencesExamples - Among the colossal redwoods, proportions change and dimensions shift.
- A grove of giant redwoods or sequoias should be kept just as we keep a great and beautiful cathedral.
- The nursery offers other conifers, including Colorado blue spruce, deodar cedar, Douglas fir, and coast redwood.
- Among the towering redwoods rise clumps of native trees.
- It is just off the main route to the Redwood Park, home of the famed giant redwood trees that rise up to 367 feet and can live for more than 2,000 years.
- 1.1 Used in names of other, chiefly tropical, trees with reddish timber.
用于其他木质为红色、尤其是热带树木的名称中,如Andaman redwood
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