noun
large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China
• Syn: ↑metasequoia, ↑dawn redwood
• Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Metasequoia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.