General Sherman tree

[ jen-er-uhl shur-muhn tree ]

noun

1. the largest giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park and, in volume, the largest living tree specimen in the world, having a height exceeding 274 feet (83.5 meters) and an age of about 2,500 years. Compare General Grant tree ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of General Sherman tree¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The conversation, revealed by The Times exactly two years ago that Wednesday, captured the De León that political insiders have long known: a man with a huge chip on his shoulder eclipsed by an ego as large as the General Sherman tree.

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Honorable mention goes to the General Sherman Tree, a giant sequoia that’s one of the largest and oldest trees in the world.

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Then his note let me have it for overlooking the General Sherman Tree and its companion sequoias in Sequoia National Park.

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Then his note let me have it for overlooking the General Sherman Tree and its companion sequoias in Sequoia National Park.

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But a few dozen of its neighbors have taken ill and died in recent years under threat from drought and bark beetle infestations, so on Tuesday the giant sequoia known as the General Sherman tree got a checkup.

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