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# redwood

noun (a redwood, redwoods; redwood — the wood, uncountable)

«redwood» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A very tall evergreen tree with reddish bark, found mainly in California; coast redwoods are the tallest trees on Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redwood/#m1)
2. The reddish wood from such trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redwood/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons redwoods are record-breakers: some are over 110 metres tall and over 2,000 years old. They show forests, conservation and fire-resistant bark. Phrases: redwood forest, giant redwood, Redwood National Park.

### Examples

- Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redwood/#x1)
- We walked among giant redwoods in California. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redwood/#x2)
- Some redwoods are older than the Roman Empire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redwood/#x3)
- The redwood's thick bark protects it from fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redwood/#x4)
- Our garden bench is made of redwood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redwood/#x5)
- You have to tip your head right back to see the top of a redwood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redwood/#x6)

### Note

Countable for trees, uncountable for wood. The giant sequoia is a related tree that is the biggest by volume, while the coast redwood is the tallest.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «redwood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redwood/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«redwood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/redwood.html) on Mova free.