Sequoia
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A coniferous evergreen tree, of the genus Sequoia of which Sequoia sempervirens is the sole living species.
Redwood
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Pertaining to any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sensePertaining to the wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the USDA-preferred term for the species Sequoia sempervirens.any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sensethe wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.the wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.
Example sentence: If a portion of a redwood is rotting, the redwood will send roots into its own form and draw nutrients out of itself as it falls apart. If we had redwood-like biology, if we got a touch of gangrene in our arm, then we could just, you know, extract the nutrients and the moisture out of it until it fell off.