GENUS METASEQUOIA: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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
	See Also:		Cupressaceae, cypress family, dawn redwood, family Cupressaceae, gymnosperm genus, metasequoia, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides