dawn redwood; rare deciduous conifer
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dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides); large deciduous conifer native to China
A living fossil once thought extinct, rediscovered in the 1940s in Hubei, China. Known for its tall straight trunk and feathery deciduous foliage that turns golden in autumn.
Zhí植
wù物
yuán园
lǐ里
de的
shuǐ水
shān杉
zhǎng长
de得
fēi非
cháng常
gāo高
dà大
。
The dawn redwoods in the botanical garden grow very tall.
Shuǐ水
shān杉
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
zhí植
wù物
jiè界
de的
"
huó活
huà化
shí石
"
。
The dawn redwood is called a "living fossil" in the plant kingdom.
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Zhè这
piàn片
shān山
pō坡
shàng上
zhòng种
mǎn满
le了
shuǐ水
shān杉
。
This hillside is planted full of dawn redwoods.
Qiū秋
tiān天
dào到
le了
，
shuǐ水
shān杉
de的
yè叶
zi子
biàn变
chéng成
le了
jīn金
huáng黄
sè色
。
Autumn has arrived, and the dawn redwood leaves have turned golden yellow.