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metasequoia

/ˌmɛtəsəˈkwɔɪə/

metasequoia noun: metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.

metasequoia: metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China
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Noun

metasequoia (plural metasequoias)

  1. Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
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Forms of metasequoia

pluralmetasequoias

Origin of metasequoia

From meta- + sequoia.

Words that rhyme with metasequoia

Questions about metasequoia

What does metasequoia mean?
Metasequoia means metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
What part of speech is metasequoia?
Metasequoia is a noun.
How do you pronounce metasequoia?
Metasequoia is pronounced /ˌmɛtəsəˈkwɔɪə/.
What is the plural of metasequoia?
The plural of metasequoia is metasequoias.

Words near metasequoia in the dictionary

  1. metasemantics
  2. metasemiotic
  3. metasequence
  4. metasequences
  5. metasequential
  6. metasequoia
  7. metasequoias
  8. metaseries
  9. metaserver
  10. metaservers
  11. metaservice

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