how to pronounce redwood

/ˈɹɛdˌwʊd/

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redwood is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of redwood in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… from the redwood forest …”

meanings of redwood

noun:

The wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
The species Sequoia sempervirens.
Any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.
Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.

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A surname.
A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.

redwood frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word redwood occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.