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wellingtonia noun
- another name for big tree
Word Origin for wellingtonia C19: named after the 1st Duke of Wellington 2 Examples from the Web for wellingtonia Historical Examples of wellingtonia
Supposing this giant to be a new tree, it was there christened Wellingtonia, and also gigantea for its immense measurements.
Ella M. Sexton
The Wellingtonia gigantea, or Mammoth pine, as it is sometimes called, is a tree perfectly hardy and of rapid growth.
Chambers’s Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art
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Do you see those three innocent darlings playing together, under the eye of their governess, by the Wellingtonia yonder?
Henry Harland