'Sequoia' is a word borrowed from Amerindian 'Sequoya'. The word entered the English language some time around 1866.
sequoia [noun] [circa 1866]
- either of two huge coniferous California trees of the bald cypress family that may reach a height of over 300 feet (90 ...
- giant sequoia
- redwood
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note: From Sequoya - the name of the Cherokee Indian who invented the Cherokee syllabary.
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from 'Sequoya' (George Guess)
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