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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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.