metasequoia
me·ta·se·quoia
noun
1.
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
Origin
From meta- + sequoia.
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