sequoia

  • 11sequoia — large American coniferous tree, 1866, from Mod.L., tree genus name given by Endlicher (1847), in honor of Sequoya (1760 1843), Cherokee man who invented a system of writing for his people s language, whose name is from Cherokee (Iroquoian)… …

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  • 12sequoia — |ói| s. f. [Botânica] Conífera da Califórnia que atinge 140 m de altura e pode viver mais de 2 000 anos. = WELLINGTÔNIA   ‣ Etimologia: [George Gist] Sequoyah, antropônimo [índio americano criador do alfabeto cherokee] …

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  • 13sequoia — ► NOUN ▪ a redwood tree, especially the California redwood. ORIGIN named after Sequoya, a Cherokee Indian scholar …

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  • 14sequoia — ☆ sequoia [si kwoi′ə ] n. [ModL, genus name: after SEQUOYAH (Cherokee sikwo˙ya)] 1. BIG TREE 2. REDWOOD (sense 1) …

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  • 15Séquoia — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Séquoia (homonymie). Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme « Séquoia » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts …

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  • 16Sequoia — Para la etnia amazónica Secoya, véase Aido pai.   Sequoia …

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  • 17Sequoia — Taxobox name = Sequoia sempervirens status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down image width = 250px image caption = Sequoia sempervirens in Redwood National and State Parks regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo =… …

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  • 18Sequoia — ? Секвойя Секвойя вечнозелёная в национальном парке Редвуд (США) Научная классификация Царство: Растения Надотдел …

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  • 19sequoia — se·quò·ia s.f. 1. CO albero gigantesco e sempreverde che può vivere per oltre 4000 anni, originario della California e diffuso spec. nell America settentrionale | TS bot.com. → sequoia gigante 2a. TS bot.com. albero del genere Sequoia (Sequoia… …

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  • 20sequoia — /si kwoy euh/, n. either of two large coniferous trees of California, Sequoiadendron giganteum or Sequoia sempervirens, both having reddish bark and reaching heights of more than 300 ft. (91 m). [1840 50, Amer.; named after SEQUOYA] * * * ▪ tree… …

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