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big tree
[big tree]
big tree
noun
Also called: giant sequoia. wellingtonia.a giant Californian coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum , with a wide tapering trunk and thick spongy bark: family Taxodiaceae . It often reaches a height of 90 metres See also sequoia
Word History and Origins
Origin of big tree1
Example Sentences
The prosecutor said both men "knew exactly what they were doing" and were "in the business of cutting down big trees together".
“He was drinking stream water during the day and would just hunker down next to big trees at night to stay warm,” Martinez said.
We walked underneath big trees and through coastal scrub, past a roadside memorial for a migrant and a Border Patrol truck with no one in it.
He said that while less intense flames can be beneficial for the ecosystem, a destructive fire that wipes out big trees would loosen the soil, allowing it to wash into the creeks and harm fish.
Those big trees provide most of what the animals need.
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