Why is sequoia (the tree) not a proper noun? Why is it not capitalized?

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Daniel L.
Sep 2, 2016

See explanation.

Explanation:

A noun is proper if it describes either a single object: the Sun, Asia, Peru or if it describes a specified person - if you say for example Peter- you mean one person not all people who share this name. If you say seqoia I do not know which of many trees you are talking about. That is why seqoia or other names of plants and animals are not proper nouns.

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