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red·wood / ˈredˌwoŏd/ • n. a giant conifer (family Taxodiaceae) with thick fibrous bark, native to California and Oregon. Two species: 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). They are the tallest known trees and are among the largest living organisms. ∎ used in names of other, chiefly tropical, trees with reddish timber.
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redwood: see sequoia; brazilwood.
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REDWOOD
REDWOOD. SeeSequoia .
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redwood (coast) See SEQUOIA.
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redwood See sequoia
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redwood •could, good, hood, Likud, misunderstood, pud, should, stood, understood, withstood, wood, would
•Gielgud • manhood • maidenhood
•nationhood • statehood • sainthood
•priesthood • kinghood • babyhood
•likelihood • livelihood • puppyhood
•childhood • wifehood • knighthood
•falsehood • widowhood • boyhood
•cousinhood • adulthood
•neighbourhood (US neighborhood)
•husbandhood • bachelorhood
•toddlerhood • womanhood
•parenthood • sisterhood
•spinsterhood • fatherhood
•brotherhood, motherhood
•girlhood • Talmud • Malamud
•matchwood • Dagwood • Blackwood
•sandalwood • sapwood • basswood
•Atwood
•Harewood, Larwood
•hardwood • lancewood • heartwood
•redwood • Wedgwood • Elmwood
•bentwood • Hailwood • lacewood
•beechwood • greenwood • Eastwood
•cheesewood • driftwood • stinkwood
•Littlewood • giltwood • Hollywood
•satinwood • plywood • wildwood
•pinewood • whitewood • softwood
•dogwood, logwood
•cottonwood • coachwood • rosewood
•fruitwood • Goodwood • brushwood
•firewood • ironwood • underwood
•Isherwood • wormwood
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