SEQUOIA
\sˈɛkwɔ͡ɪə], \sˈɛkwɔɪə], \s_ˈɛ_k_w_ɔɪ_ə]\
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A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species, Washingtoniana, syn. S. gigantea, the big tree of California, and S. sempervirens, the redwood, both of which attain an immense height.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.