noun
Refers to the redwood tree, specifically the species native to North America. The name combines 'America' and the Japanese word for a related tree, ねずこ (Thuja standishii).
アメリカねずこは北米の巨大な針葉樹です。
The redwood is a giant conifer of North America.
ねずこ is a Japanese native tree (Thuja standishii), while アメリカねずこ refers to the North American redwood.
Compound of アメリカ (America) and ねずこ (Thuja standishii), a Japanese tree in the cypress family, used here to name the similar-looking redwood.