genus Metasequoia
genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China; variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceae • Hypernyms: gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: Cupressaceae, family Cupressaceae, cypress family • Member Meronyms: metasequoia, dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides
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