redwood vs Sequoia gigantea
Sequoia gigantea vs redwoodredwood and Sequoia gigantea both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| redwood | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sequoia gigantea | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
Sequoia gigantea is a hyponym of
redwood; that is, Sequoia gigantea is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
redwood:
- redwood: wood of either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
- Sequoia gigantea: extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism
Other hyponyms of redwood include
California redwood, coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens, big tree, giant sequoia, Sequoia Wellingtonia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sierra redwood.
| redwood (noun) | Sequoia gigantea (noun) |
|---|---|
| the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees | extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism |
| either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae | |
| wood of either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae |
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