Etymology:
The name "sequoia" is derived from the Cherokee word "tsi-kwo-a," which was recorded as "sequoyah" by early European settlers. This word refers to a type of tree found in the Appalachian Mountains and is thought to mean "dry or parched."
Meaning:
The name "sequoia" has two main meanings:
Origin:
The name "sequoia" was first used to refer to the giant sequoia and later extended to include the coastal redwood. It was formally adopted as the scientific genus name in 1854 by Austrian botanist Stephan Endlicher.
The name was chosen in honor of George Guess (Sequoyah), a Cherokee silversmith and inventor who developed a syllabary for writing the Cherokee language. Endlicher believed that Guess's work had the same significance for the Cherokee people as the discovery of giant sequoias had for science.
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