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metasequoia

/ˌmɛtəsɪˈkwɔɪə/
met · a · se · quoi · a
Plural:metasequoias
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metasequoia Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A fast-growing, deciduous coniferous tree native to central China, commonly known as the dawn redwood. Long thought to be extinct and known only from ancient fossils, a living population was remarkably discovered in the 1940s.

Example

"The botanical garden recently planted a grove of metasequoias, allowing visitors to walk among these rare, ancient deciduous conifers."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in 1941 by Japanese paleobotanist Shigeru Miki from the Greek prefix 'meta-' (indicating relation or distinction) and 'sequoia', after he identified it from fossils shortly before living specimens were discovered in China.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Metasequoia. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/metasequoia
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