Redwood的意思|Redwood的解释-里氏词典

redwood ['redwud]

n. (美国)红杉, 红树

redwood

[ noun ]

the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees

<noun.plant>

either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae

<noun.plant>

Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)
(a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of
California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See
{Sequoia}.
(b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus
santalinus}, {C[ae]salpinia Sappan}, and several other
trees.

Note: The redwood of Andaman is {Pterocarpus dalbergioides};
that of some parts of tropical America, several species
of {Erythoxylum}; that of Brazil, the species of
{Humirium}.

The Lions Club sells white squirrel T-shirts and pins to raise money to buy redwood boxes that are placed in trees as homes for the squirrels.
A lumber company has agreed to stop clear-cutting ancient redwood stands, but the decision drew mixed reviews from environmentalists and politicians.
The protest has stirred deep hostility in the redwood corridors of Mendocino and Humboldt Counties.
But he expects regional entries like the New England sugar maple and the California redwood and sequoia.
Tim Stoen, former attorney for People's Temple before the cult's mass suicide with 912 deaths over a decade ago, lost the Republican nomination to oppose Democratic incumbent Doug Bosco in California's north coast redwood country.
Perched high in a redwood tree, his head fixed squarely in the rifle-sight of a policeman below, Earth First! activist Dan Johnson watched as a logger climbed toward him.
As the subcommittee's report notes, Pacific Lumber, the single largest private holder of California redwood timberlands, before its acquisition had a reputation for balanced harvesting of its holdings.
Tim Stoen, attorney for the People's Temple before the cult's mass suicide with 912 deaths over a decade ago, lost the Republican nomination to oppose Democratic incumbent Doug Bosco in California's north coast redwood country.
"I hope passersby will enjoy this redwood slab and I also hope they will be reminded of the close ties and friendship between our peoples," she told about 200 West German well wishers who gathered at the park for a brief dedication ceremony.
The news of the owl's listing itself was greeted with gloom in the redwood logging corridors from California to the Canadian border.
Among the protesters' concerns are the cutting of ancient redwood forests, overcutting of forests in general and the shipping of unprocessed logs overseas.
The two were driving to Santa Cruz for a rally to drum up support for Redwood Summer, an Earth First!-sponsored campaign of blockades and other protests to slow logging of ancient redwood trees in Northern California.
The pair were described by friends as dedicated pacifists, instrumental in planning non-violent efforts to halt what they believe is excessive logging of ancient redwood trees in Northern California.
The suit, filed in Humboldt County Superior Court in Eureka, Calif., seeks to enjoin the harvesting of redwood trees on about 375 acres of Pacific Lumber land in the county.
"San Francisco will undoubtedly undergo seismic upgrades that will obliterate the shacks," she said. "I couldn't bear to be around to see it." More than 60 of the 5,610 redwood cottages known to exist are still standing, said Cryan.

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