coast redwood

[ kohst red-wood ]

noun

1. an endangered coniferous tree, Sequoia sempervirens, of coastal California and southwestern Oregon with massive girth and tremendous height, one of three extant species of subfamily Sequoioideae: the tallest and among the oldest of all living things, coast redwoods have been known to exceed 375 feet (114 meters) in height and 2,200 years in age. Compare redwood ¹( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of coast redwood¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

I was reminded of John Steinbeck’s description of the sequoias’ Northern California cousins, the coast redwoods:

From Los Angeles Times

Or if you saw coast redwoods near the Oregon border, did you realize you were in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, home of the tallest trees on Earth?

From Los Angeles Times

Hart said there’s currently no means of taking a continuous walk through vast stretches of coast redwoods — the tallest trees on Earth.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearly all the tree species of the Pacific Northwest are found growing alongside coast redwoods and giant sequoias, he said.

From Seattle Times

The organization has planted trees in several parks in the Seattle area and has the ambitious goal of “bringing a million coast redwoods and giant sequoias to the Northwest,” according to its website.

From Seattle Times