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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
''Taxodiaceae''; redwood; giant sequoia; squoia (Fr.); sequia (Port.)
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''Taxodiaceae''; redwood; giant sequoia; séquoia (Fr.); sequóia (Port.)
  
 
== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 657
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 657
  
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

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Redwood burl (Sequoia sempervirans)

Description

A common name for a group of large trees of the family Taxodiaceae. Three species are:

- Giant sequoia - Sequoiadendron giganteum, native to California 
- Coast redwood -Sequoia sempervirens, native to California 
- Dawn redwood - Metasequoia glyptostroboides, native to southwestern China 

See also redwood.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Taxodiaceae; redwood; giant sequoia; séquoia (Fr.); sequóia (Port.)

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 657
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

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