Metasequoia

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  metasequoia
       n : large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat
           bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones;
           commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental;
           known as a fossil before being discovered in China [syn:
           {dawn redwood}, {Metasequoia glyptostrodoides}]