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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Cupressaceae — theredwood .
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Examples
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Destruction from this cause is, however, rapidly diminishing both the giant Sequoia and its near ally the noble redwood (_Sequoia sempervirens_), a tree which is more beautiful in foliage and in some other respects more remarkable than its brother species, while there is reason to believe that under favorable conditions it reaches an equally phenomenal size.
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky Various 1880
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The Act would also transfer the Giant Sequoia National Monument from the Forest Service, which persists in logging in the sequoia groves despite its national monument status, to the Park Service which has a better track record on preserving the sequoias in the neighboring Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park.
CounterPunch 2008
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A view from their boat looks out on the Washington Monument, and the former presidential yacht, the Sequoia, is docked nearby.
Murky waters for D.C.'s 'boat people' Derek Kravitz 2010
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A view from their boat looks out on the Washington Monument, and the former presidential yacht, the Sequoia, is docked nearby.
Murky waters for D.C.'s 'boat people' Derek Kravitz 2010
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My husband and I just got back from 5 days of camping with our 3 kids (7, 5, and 17 months) in Sequoia National Park.
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A view from their boat looks out on the Washington Monument, and the former presidential yacht, the Sequoia, is docked nearby.
Murky waters for D.C.'s 'boat people' Derek Kravitz 2010
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Harvested trees in Sequoia National Forest are stacked July 2004 in an area burned during the massive McNally fire two years before in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
U.S. losing trees faster than other heavily forested nations 2010
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Authorities uncovered more than $1 billion worth of pot plants in Sequoia National Forest this week.
Mexican Cartels Running Pot Farms in U.S. National Forest | Disinformation 2008
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Like Ron Conway did in an e-mail message to his portfolio companies earlier this week, Sequoia is bringing back messages it sent to entrepreneurs in 2000.
‘R.I.P. Good Times,’ Sequoia Capital Warns - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Like Ron Conway did in an e-mail message to his portfolio companies earlier this week, Sequoia is bringing back messages it sent to entrepreneurs in 2000.
‘R.I.P. Good Times,’ Sequoia Capital Warns - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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