1. Extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism
   "The General Sherman Sierra redwood is the world's largest tree by volume";
   - giant sequoia, big tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sequoia gigantea, Sequoia Wellingtonia

Type of: redwood, sequoia

Part of: genus Sequoiadendron, Sequoiadendron

Encyclopedia: Sierra redwood