Category:Sequoia

Se*quoi"a, n. Etym: [nl. So called by dr. Endlicher in honor of Sequoyah, who invented the cherokee alphabet.] (bot.)

Defn: a genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species, sequoia Washingtoniana, syn. S. gigantea, the "big tree" of california, and S. sempervirens, the redwood, both of which attain an immense height.