redwood

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red·wood [redwood redwoods] BrE [ˈredwʊd] NAmE [ˈredwʊd] noun
1. countable a very tall type of tree that grows especially in California and Oregon
•giant redwoods
2. uncountable the reddish wood of the redwood tree

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The giant redwood (or giant sequoia) is the tallest tree in the world. It can grow to more than 300 feet/92 metres tall and live more than 2 000 years. Many redwoods grow in the Redwood National Park, a ↑World Heritage Site in north-western California, and in the Sequoia National Park in southern central California.