genus metasequoia

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   genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China; variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceae

   Broadergymnosperm genus

   Part ofCupressaceae

Questions about genus metasequoia

What does genus metasequoia mean?

genus metasequoia means "genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China; variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceae".

Is genus metasequoia a common word?

genus metasequoia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.