Definition of Redwaod
Red"wood` (-w&oocr;d`), n. (Bot.)
(a) A gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia
sempervirens) of California, and its light and durable reddish
timber. See Sequoia. (b) An East
Indian dyewood, obtained from Pterocarpus santalinus,
Cæsalpinia Sappan, and several other trees.
&fist; The redwood of Andaman is Pterocarpus dalbergioides;
that of some parts of tropical America, several species of
Erythoxylum; that of Brazil, the species of
Humirium.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of various trees with red or reddish coloured wood.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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