dawn redwood

noun

: a metasequoia (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) of China resembling the coast redwood but having deciduous foliage

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In southern Wyoming, ferns briefly flourished where relatives of elms, walnuts, dawn redwood and avocado trees once thrived. — Regan E. Dunn, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 For tens of thousands, Marders will find 100-foot-plus dawn redwoods, dig them up, get permitting, and move and plant them into your yard. — Ben Kesslen, Curbed, 29 June 2026 In 2020, our founder planted hundreds of hosta plants behind her chicken coops under the dappled shade of the property's stately dawn redwoods. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026 View gallery - 31 images Just outside the dense urban fabric of Wuhan, China, a cluster of cabins has appeared amongst the tall dawn redwood forest. — New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dawn redwood

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First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dawn redwood was in 1948

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