coast redwood

noun

Examples of coast redwood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That title belongs to Hyperion, a coast redwood at Redwood National Park, according to Guinness World Records. Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024 Sleep among towering maples, alders, and young coast redwoods in the Mill Creek Campground, with access to Mill Creek and miles of hiking trails. Jill K. Robinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2023 Hart said there’s currently no means of taking a continuous walk through vast stretches of coast redwoods — the tallest trees on Earth. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024 The world's tallest living tree is the coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), which grows along the Pacific Coast of the United States, mainly in California. Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2024 Here live the coast redwood tree species, known as the tallest trees on the planet, reaching up to 350 feet. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024 The parks become more crowded from Memorial Day on, when the coast redwoods are shrouded in life-sustaining fog, and inland conditions are warm and sunny. Jill K. Robinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2023 Enduring but not static Even species as enduring as coast redwoods are affected by climate change. Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024 The coast redwood, also famously decay-resistant, could be used in habitat restoration. Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023

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First Known Use

circa 1897, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coast redwood was circa 1897

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“Coast redwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20redwood. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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