The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sequoiene \Se*quoi"["e]ne\, n. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon ( C13H10) obtained in white fluorescent crystals, in the distillation products of the needles of the California ``big tree'' ( Sequoia gigantea).
Wellingtonia \Wel`ling*to"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after the Duke of Wellington.] (Bot.) A name given to the ``big trees'' ( Sequoia gigantea) of California, and still used in England. See Sequoia.
Usage examples of "sequoia gigantea".
Eucalyptus amygdalin (Labille ) is the tallest known tree, specimens attaining as much as 480 feet, exceeding in height even the Californian Big Tree (Sequoia gigantea).
There are two varieties of big trees in California: the Sequoia gigantea and the Sequoia sempervirens.
This was the Avenue of the Giants winding between rows of sequoia gigantea.