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tree
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- pronunciation:
- tri
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a woody plant that has a long main trunk and many branches. Trees usually grow quite tall.
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definition 2: |
any object that is like a tree.
You can hang your coat on the clothes tree. |
definition 3: |
a chart that shows the generations of a family.
Our family tree has five generations. |
related words: |
bush, timber |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
trees, treeing, treed |
definition: |
to force to climb up a tree so as to avoid danger.
A big dog treed our cat.
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derivations: |
treeless (adj.), treelike (adj.) |
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broader category that includes trees |
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plant |
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see/see also tree |
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plant |
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some activities with trees |
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blaze, cut, grow, log, plant, prune |
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some categories of trees |
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deciduous, perennial |
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some examples of trees |
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alder, almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, balsa, balsam fir, beech, birch, butternut, cacao, carob, cashew, cedar, cherry, chestnut, coconut, cork, crab apple, cypress, dogwood, ebony, elm, eucalyptus, fir, guava, hawthorn, hazel, hemlock, hickory, holly, juniper, larch, laurel, lemon, lime, magnolia, mahogany, maple, mulberry, oak, olive, papaya, peach, pear, pecan, pine, pistachio, pomegranate, poplar, redwood, rhododendron, sequoia, spruce, sumac, walnut, willow, yew |
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some kinds of trees |
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citrus, conifer, evergreen, flowering, fruit, palm |
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some parts of trees |
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bark, bough, branch, bud, crown, flower, foliage, frond, knot, leaf, needle, root, thorn, trunk, twig |
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some people associated with trees |
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logger, lumberjack |
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some people who study trees |
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naturalist |
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some places for trees |
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arbor, brush, forest, grove, jungle, nursery, orchard, thicket, wilderness |
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some things trees provide |
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amber, beauty, chocolate, coffee, cork, dyes, ebony, food, fuel, furniture, gums, hardwood, houses, log, lumber, maple syrup, medicine, oils, oxygen, paper, plastics, poles, resin, rubber, shade, shelter, spices, textiles, tools, turpentine |
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some things built in trees |
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cocoon, hive, nest |
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some things produced by trees |
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acorn, camphor, cone, fruit, nut, resin |
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young trees |
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sapling, seedling |
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