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Definition of S sempervirens
S sempervirens Sequoia Se*quoi"a, n. [NL. So called by Dr. Endlicher in honor
of Sequoyah, who invented the Cherokee alphabet.] (Bot.)
A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species,
Sequoia Washingtoniana, syn. S. gigantea, the ``big
tree' of California, and S. sempervirens, the redwood,
both of which attain an immense height.