noun
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
• Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cupressaceae, ↑family Cupressaceae, ↑cypress family
• Member Meronyms: ↑metasequoia, ↑dawn redwood, ↑Metasequoia glyptostrodoides
Useful english dictionary. 2012.