COAST REDWOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coast redwood mean? 

• COAST REDWOOD (noun)
  The noun COAST REDWOOD has 1 sense:

1. lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats

  Familiarity information: COAST REDWOOD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COAST REDWOOD (noun)

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Meaning:

Lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

California redwood; coast redwood; Sequoia sempervirens

Hypernyms ("coast redwood" is a kind of...):

redwood; sequoia (either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae)

Holonyms ("coast redwood" is a member of...):

genus Sequoia (redwoods; until recently considered a genus of a separate family Taxodiaceae)