also: メタセコイヤ
noun
metasequoia; dawn redwood
A deciduous conifer native to China, known as a living fossil. Scientific name: Metasequoia glyptostroboides.
from Latin
公園にメタセコイアの並木がある。
There is an avenue of dawn redwoods in the park.
メタセコイアは秋に美しく紅葉する。
The dawn redwood turns a beautiful red in autumn.
Standard katakana spelling for this loanword.
Variant spelling; less common.
From the scientific name Metasequoia, derived from meta- (Greek for 'beyond') + Sequoia (the genus of redwoods).