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wellingtonia

/ ËŒ·ÉÉ›±ôɪŋˈ³Ùəʊ²Ôɪə /

noun

  1. another name for big tree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of wellingtonia1

C19: named after the 1st Duke of Wellington 2
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This is a lovely trail through plantations of giant Wellingtonia trees, past a waterfall and along grassy glades.

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Known as Villa Wellingtonia, this Art Nouveau estate was built in 1912 and is situated among other historic homes on the shores of Lake Lugano.

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The 30m Wellingtonia was planted in the grounds of Wrest Park near Silsoe, Beds, in 1856 by Thomas de Grey.

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There was a visit from the great Italian liberator, Garibaldi, who planted a wellingtonia at the Tennyson home on the Isle of Wight.

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Sequoia, sē-kwoi′a, n. a small genus of gigantic evergreen coniferous trees belonging to California—Wellingtonia.

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