What does "sequoia" mean?

Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.

Sequoia

Common synonyms include: ebony, giant sequoia, oak, redwood, sequoia genus, sequoiadendron giganteum.

/sɪˈkwɔɪ.ə/ noun

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Noun

1
Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.
2
wood of either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae wordnet
3
Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.
4
either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae wordnet

"Yosemite National Park is famed for its waterfalls and giant sequoia trees."

Borrowed from translingual Sequoia.