Sequoia
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Sequoyah (1760-1843), Cherokee man who invented a system of writing for his people's language, from Cherokee sikwayi, of unknown meaning and origin.
Proper noun
Sequoia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – the redwood.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Pinopsida - class; Pinidae - subclass; Pinales - order; Cupressaceae - family; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sequoia sempervirens
Derived terms
References
- Sequoia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sequoia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Sequoia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Sequoia at USDA Plants database