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Noun: giant sequoia  'jI-unt si'kwoy-u
  1. Extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism
    - big tree, Sierra redwood, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia gigantea, Sequoia Wellingtonia

Derived forms: giant sequoias

Type of: redwood, sequoia

Part of: genus Sequoiadendron, Sequoiadendron

Encyclopedia: Giant sequoia

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