dawn redwood

noun

A large deciduous conifer native to China, of species Metasequoia glyptostroboides, a well-known living fossil.

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metasequoiaMetasequoia glyptostrodoides
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Meanings

noundawn redwood (plural dawn redwoods)

plural dawn redwoods

  1. A large deciduous conifer native to China, of species Metasequoia glyptostroboides, a well-known living fossil.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China

Similar
metasequoiaMetasequoia glyptostrodoides
Broader
coniferconiferous tree
Also see
metasequoia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 水杉
  • 水杉 (shuǐshān)conifer
Finnish kiinanpunapuu
  • kiinanpunapuuconifer
Korean 메타세쿼이아
  • 메타세쿼이아 (metasekwoia)conifer
Polish metasekwoja chińska
  • metasekwoja chińskaconifer
Cite this entry
APA

dawn redwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dawn%20redwood

MLA

“dawn redwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dawn%20redwood. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dawn redwood,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dawn%20redwood.

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