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1. (n.) metasequoia
a tall deciduous coniferous tree, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, of the bald cypress family, first known as a fossil and then discovered growing in China.
Etymology: (< NL (1941); see meta -, sequoia)
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1. (noun) metasequoia, dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides
large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China
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