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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Redwood  \Red"wood`\  (-w[oo^]d`),  n.  (Bot.) 
  a  A  gigantic  coniferous  tree  ({Sequoia  sempervirens})  of 
  California,  and  its  light  and  durable  reddish  timber.  See 
  {Sequoia}. 
  b  An  East  Indian  dyewood,  obtained  from  {Pterocarpus 
  santalinus},  {C[ae]salpinia  Sappan},  and  several  other 
  trees. 
 
  Note:  The  redwood  of  Andaman  is  {Pterocarpus  dalbergioides}; 
  that  of  some  parts  of  tropical  America,  several  species 
  of  {Erythoxylum};  that  of  Brazil,  the  species  of 
  {Humirium}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  redwood 
  n  1:  the  soft  reddish  wood  of  either  of  two  species  of  sequoia 
  trees 
  2:  either  of  two  huge  coniferous  California  trees  that  reach  a 
  height  of  300  feet;  sometimes  placed  in  the  Taxodiaceae 
  [syn:  {sequoia}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Redwood,  MS 
  Zip  code(s):  39156 
  Redwood,  NY 
  Zip  code(s):  13679 
  Redwood,  OR  (CDP,  FIPS  61250) 
  Location:  42.42220  N,  123.38614  W 
  Population  (1990):  3702  (1643  housing  units) 
  Area:  12.8  sq  km  (land),  0.2  sq  km  (water)




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