# redwood

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #21,912

## Definitions
1. A tree of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
2. Any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.
3. Wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.
4. Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.
5. A tree of species Manilkara bidentata harvested for timber and latex.
6. Timber from the Manilkara bidentata tree.

## Etymology
From red + wood.

## Easily confused with
- **Redmond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redmond-vs-redwood)
- **Redford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redford-vs-redwood)

## Common misspellings (10)
`erdwood`, `rdewood`, `reddwood`, `redowod`, `redwod`, `redwodo`, `redwoodd`, `redwwood`, `rewdood`, `rredwood`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/redwood