metasequoia

• Крупное, быстрорастущее китайское однодомное дерево с плоскими, ярко-зелеными листопадными листьями и мелкими шаровидными шишками, широко культивируемое в США как декоративное растение; было известно как ископаемое до того, как было обнаружено в Китае.

A large, fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree with flat, bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones, commonly cultivated in the United States as an ornamental; it was known as a fossil before being discovered in China.

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   A large, fast-growing Chinese tree with flat, bright-green leaves that fall in autumn and small, round cones. It was known from fossils before being discovered alive in China.

   Лиственное хвойное дерево

   • The metasequoia is often planted as an ornamental tree in parks.
   • Fossils of metasequoia were found long before living trees were discovered.
   • This metasequoia in the garden turns a beautiful golden color in autumn.

   Synonymsdawn redwood