English noun: metasequoia | |||
1. | metasequoia (plant) large 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 | ||
Synonyms | dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conifer, coniferous tree | ||
Member meronym | genus Metasequoia | ||