sequoia
noun
se·quoia
si-ˈkwȯi-ə 
: either of two huge coniferous California trees of the bald cypress family that may reach a height of over 300 feet (90 meters):
a
b
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The alpine wonderland draws millions of annual visitors to see its high-country Sierra Nevada beauty, marked by granite domes, towering sequoias, and sheer-drop waterfalls.
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Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
Overlapping state and national parks replete with coastal redwood and sequoia offer more than 38,000 acres of old growth that act as a haven for myriad wildflowers, including trillium, Douglas iris, leopard, Mariposa, and alpine lilies, snowflowers, and spotted coralroot.
—Krista Simmons and J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
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Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
Overlapping state and national parks replete with coastal redwood and sequoia offer more than 38,000 acres of old growth that act as a haven for myriad wildflowers, including trillium, Douglas iris, leopard, Mariposa, and alpine lilies, snowflowers, and spotted coralroot.
—Krista Simmons and J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
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sequoia
noun
se·quoia
si-ˈkwȯi-(y)ə
: either of two huge cone-bearing California trees that are related to the bald cypresses and may grow to a height of over 300 feet (90 meters):
a
b
: redwood
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