metasequoia

Noun

Meaning

large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

dawn redwood Metasequoia glyptostrodoides sequoia giant sequoia living fossil coniferous tree cypress family genus Metasequoia ancient tree metasequoia foxii metasequoia huashanensis metasequoia shenmuensis deciduous conifer fossil tree metasequoia chungii
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Hypernyms

conifer coniferous tree

Phrases with the word

metasequoia huashanensis metasequoia foxii metasequoia shenmuensis metasequoia occidentalis metasequoia orientalis metasequoia chungii

Close letter words and terms

metasemantics metasemiotic metasequence metasequoia chungii metasequoia foxii metasequoia glyptostroboides