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From red +‎ wood.

redwood (plural redwoods)

  1. (countable, uncountable, USDA-preferred term) A tree of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
    a redwood grove
    This redwood deck will last forever.
  2. (countable) Any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.
  3. (uncountable) Wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

    This planter is made of redwood.

  4. (uncountable, British, obsolete) Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.
  5. (countable) A tree of species Manilkara bidentata harvested for timber and latex.
  6. (uncountable) Timber from the Manilkara bidentata tree.

Sequoia sempervirens

any tree of genus Sequoia