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Definition of Genus Metasequoia
1. Noun. Genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China; variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceae.
Generic synonyms: Gymnosperm Genus
Group relationships: Cupressaceae, Cypress Family, Family Cupressaceae
Member holonyms: Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia, Metasequoia Glyptostrodoides
Group relationships: Cupressaceae, Cypress Family, Family Cupressaceae
Member holonyms: Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia, Metasequoia Glyptostrodoides