either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
source: WordNet 3.0
A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species, Sequoia Washingtoniana, syn. S. gigantea, the "big tree" of California, and S. sempervirens, the redwood, both of which attain an immense height.
