metasequoia

Noun

1.

metasequoia - 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 Synonyms: dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides

conifer, coniferous tree, dawn redwood, genus Metasequoia, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides