Definitions for redwood

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Spelling: [red-woo d]

IPA: /ˈrɛdˌwʊd/

Redwood is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 77 anagrams from letters in redwood (ddeoorw).

Definitions for redwood

noun

1. a coniferous tree, Sequoia sempervirens, of California, noted for its great height, sometimes reaching to more than 350 feet (107 meters): the state tree of California.
2. its valuable brownish-red timber.
3. a red-colored wood.
4. any of various trees yielding a reddish wood.
5. any tree whose wood produces a red dyestuff.

adjective

1. raving mad; insane.
2. distracted with anger; furious.

Origin of redwood

First recorded in 1610-20; red¹ + wood¹

Examples for redwood

“We need not discuss this, redwood,” said Mr Jarman, and walked away.

They built a redwood garden fence and installed a flagstone court and sidewalks.

It was in vain I struggled, and explained that redwood was waiting for me.

Just then redwood turned and waved his hand to somebody near us.

Berg: We have a big screening tomorrow night up in redwood City.

I saw redwood go to him and say something, pointing as he did so to the hand.

Someday we'll wonder how we ever thought flushing a redwood down the drain was a reasonable thing to do.

Yellow crime-scene tape went up around the 125-year-old redwood structure.

Nobody chooses to get married in a redwood forest unless they love redwood forests.

And after him redwood dropped a goal, first from one side line, then from the other.