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sequoia

/sɪˈkwɔɪ.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
se-quoi-a
IPA
/sɪˈkwɔɪ.ə/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɪˈkwɔɪ.ə/
  • British English: /səˈkwɔɪ.ə/

Inflected Forms

sequoias (plural)

Derived Forms

metasequoia sequoian sequoiene

Phrases

Sequoia Crest sequoia pitch moth

Synonyms

giant sequoia Sierra redwood redwood coast redwood California redwood

Rhymes With

paranoia nagoya montoya soya moya goya toya loya latoya bedoya sequoyah tafoya

Questions

How do you pronounce sequoia?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈkwɔɪ.ə/.
What does sequoia mean?
Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.

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