metasequoia

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun 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

Synonyms

dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
conifer

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