Dictionary Definition
redwood
Noun
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]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- the USDA-preferred term for the species Sequoia sempervirens.
- any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense
- the wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
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- This planter is made of redwood
- (British, obsolete) the wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.
Derived terms
- Coast redwood
- Sierra redwood
Extensive Definition
Redwood may refer to:
- Family Cupressaceae
(conifers)
- Sequoia sempervirens - Coast Redwood
- Sequoiadendron giganteu - Giant Sequoia or Sierra Redwood
- Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
- Cryptomeria japonica - Sugi
- Family Pinaceae
(conifers)
- The wood of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), sometimes called 'redwood' in the timber trade
- Family Fabaceae
(broadleaf)
- Caesalpinia sappan - East Indian Redwood, or Sapanwood tree (first called "brezel wood" in Europe)
- Caesalpinia echinata - South American Redwood, or Brazilwood tree
- Family Sterculiaceae
(broadleaf)
- Trochetiopsis erythroxylon'' - St Helena Redwood
Redwood may also refer to:
- The Redwood Empire (also Redwood Coast or North Coast), a region of California that stretches from San Francisco to the Oregon coast
Parks
- Redwood National and State Parks, National Park in las candraya CA
- Muir Woods National Monument -- old-growth redwood park in California, sometimes meant when referring to "the redwoods" in California
Towns and districts
Other
- Redwood Library and Athenaeum
- Redwood Technologies
- Redwood Games
- Redwood Software
- Redwood , the callsign for Virgin America
- Redwood (band)
- Redwood (album), an album by Lúnasa
- The Redwoods, a 1967 short documentary film
redwood in German: Redwood
redwood in Dutch: Redwood
redwood in Japanese: レッドウッド
redwood in Polish: Redwood
redwood in Volapük: Redwood