Sequoia, Sequoya or Sequoyah may refer to:

Science and technology

Biology

Sequoioideae Sequoioideae, popularly known as redwoods, is a subfamily of coniferous trees within the family Cupressaceae. It includes the largest and tallest trees in the world. Description The three redwood subfamily genera are '' Sequoia'' from coasta ...

, a three-genus subfamily of the cypress family ** ''Sequoia'' (genus), a genus with one living and several fossil species *** ''

Sequoia sempervirens ''Sequoia sempervirens'' ()''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 is the sole living species of the genus '' Sequoia'' in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly treated in Taxodiaceae). Common names include coast redwood, coastal ...

'', coast redwood, found along the coast of California and Oregon ** ''

Sequoiadendron giganteum ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'' (giant sequoia; also known as giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Sierran redwood, California big tree, Wellingtonia or simply big treea nickname also used by John Muir) is the sole living species in the genus '' Sequoiad ...

'' (giant sequoia), the sequoia tree found on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada of California ** ''

Metasequoia ''Metasequoia'', or dawn redwoods, is a genus of fast-growing deciduous trees, one of three species of conifers known as redwoods. The living species '' Metasequoia glyptostroboides'' is native to Lichuan county in Hubei province, China. Althou ...

'', dawn redwood * The Great Sequoia, a sequoia tree in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain

Other science and technology

* 1103 Sequoia, a minor planet * Sequoia (supercomputer), an IBM supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US *

HFS Plus HFS Plus or HFS+ (also known as Mac OS Extended or HFS Extended) is a journaling file system developed by Apple Inc. It replaced the Hierarchical File System (HFS) as the primary file system of Apple computers with the 1998 release of Mac OS ...

, a file system codenamed Sequoia

Arts and entertainment

* '' Old Sequoia'', a 1945 American animated short film directed by Jack King * ''Sequoia'' (1934 film), an American drama film * ''Sequoia'' (2014 film), an American film *

Sequoia (comics) The Cotati () are a fictional alien race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are a highly intelligent species of telepathic plants. Publication history The Cotati first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #133 (May 1975) ...

, a Marvel Comics character * ''Sequoia'' (composition), by American composer Joan Tower * "Sequoia", a song by Way Out West from '' Way Out West'' * ''Sequoya'' (Ream), a bronze sculpture * ''Sequoya'' (St. John's University's Literary Magazine)

Places

United States

* State of Sequoyah, an attempt in the early 20th century by Native Americans to form their own state *

Canyon, California Canyon, formerly known as Sequoya, is an unincorporated community located near the border of Contra Costa and Alameda counties, in the U.S. state of California. It is situated between Oakland and Moraga in the San Francisco Bay Area. The communi ...

, formerly Sequoya * Mount Sequoyah, Great Smoky Mountains *

Sequoia Hall Sequoia Hall is the home of the Statistics Department on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California. History In 1891, the original building opened as Roble Hall, a three-story women's dormitory. Roble Hall housed the first women ...

, home of the Statistics Department of Stanford University *

Sequoia Hospital Sequoia Hospital is a hospital in Redwood City, California, US. It is operated by Dignity Health. History Founding In 1938, a group of nine women led by Mary "Dove" Beeger appealed to the city council in Redwood City for a hospital to serve ...

, Redwood City, California *

Sequoia National Park Sequoia National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, and today protects of forested mountainous terrain. Encompassing a vertical relief ...

, a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California **

Sequoia National Forest Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The U.S. National Forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia (''Sequoiadendron giganteum'') trees which populate 38 distinct groves within the boundari ...

, adjacent to the Sequoia National Park ***

Giant Sequoia National Monument The Giant Sequoia National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the southern Sierra Nevada in eastern central California. It is administered by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Sequoia National Forest and includes 38 of the 3 ...

, monument administered as part of the National Forest *

Sequoia Park Zoo The Sequoia Park Zoo is a zoo located in Eureka, California, operated by the City of Eureka. The zoo is part of a larger park complex including of mature second-growth coast redwood forest, Eureka's largest public playground, and a duck pond, in ...

, in Eureka, California *

Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Sequoyah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,281. The county seat is Sallisaw. Sequoyah County was created in 1907 when Oklahoma became a state. It was named after Sequoyah, wh ...

, a county in mid-eastern Oklahoma bordering Arkansas *

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant The Sequoyah Nuclear Plant is a nuclear power plant located on located east of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, and north of Chattanooga, abutting Chickamauga Lake, on the Tennessee River. The facility is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Aut ...

, Tennessee *

Sequoyah, Oklahoma Sequoyah is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 671 at the 2000 census. Geography Sequoyah is located at (36.386400, -95.589467). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP ha ...

, an unincorporated community in northeastern Oklahoma

Elsewhere

Tour Sequoia Tour Sequoia (previously known as tour Bull, and also known as tour SFR or tour Cegetel) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense business district just west of Paris, France. Built in 1990, the 119-metre-tall tower represents the transi ...

, an office skyscraper in Paris, France

Schools

Sequoia Middle School (disambiguation) Sequoia Middle School can refer to one of several middle schools in California: * Sequoia Middle School (Fontana, California) * Sequoia Middle School (Newbury Park, California) * Sequoia Middle School (Pleasant Hill, California) Mount Diablo Uni ...

, several schools * Sequoia High School (disambiguation), several schools *

Sequoyah High School (Georgia) Sequoyah High School is a public high school located in Hickory Flat, Georgia, United States. It educates students in grades 9– 12. It opened in the fall of 1990 and is one of six high schools in Cherokee County. The school is informally l ...

, public school in Canton, Georgia * Sequoyah High School (Claremore, Oklahoma), public school *

Sequoyah High School (Tahlequah, Oklahoma) Sequoyah High School (also known as Sequoyah-Tahlequah) is a Native American boarding school serving students in grades 7 through 12, who are members of a federally recognized Native American tribe. The school is located in Park Hill, Oklahoma, wi ...

, high school and Native American boarding school *

Sequoyah School The Sequoyah School is a non-profit, co-ed, independent K-12 school in Pasadena, California, United States. Information The school, which was founded in 1958, is located at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, situated on of property leased ...

, a non-profit, independent alternative school in Pasadena, California * Sequoia University, a defunct Los Angeles diploma mill

Companies

* Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm * Sequoia Voting Systems, a California company that provides electronic voting systems * Sequoia Fund, a Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb investment fund

Transport

Sequoia Falco The Sequoia Falco is an Italian-designed lightweight 2-seater aerobatic aircraft.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 251. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. Design and development The aircraft was d ...

, a light, acrobatic aircraft * Sequoia Field Airport, near Visalia, California, US *

Toyota Sequoia The Toyota Sequoia is a full-size SUV manufactured by Toyota mainly for the North American market since 2000 for the 2001 model year and derived from the Tundra pickup truck. It is the largest SUV ever produced under the Toyota brand, after th ...

, a sport utility vehicle * USS ''Sequoia'', several US Navy ships ** USS ''Sequoia'' (presidential yacht), U.S. presidential yacht * USS ''Sequoyah'' (SP-426), a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919

People

* Sequoyah (1767–1843), American Indian silversmith and inventor of the Cherokee syllabary * Johnny Sequoyah (Johnny Sequoyah Friedenberg, born 2002), American child actress

Other uses

* Sequoyah (horse), Irish Thoroughbred racehorse * Secoya (disambiguation) {{Disambiguation, geo, plant