Other Definitions tree (enc)
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Tree| Noun | 1. | tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiospermsforest, woods, wood - the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area anise tree - any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium acacia - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia inga - any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals guama, Inga laurina - tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations nitta tree - any of several Old World tropical trees of the genus Parkia having heads of red or yellow flowers followed by pods usually containing edible seeds and pulp Meryta sinclairii, puka - small round-headed New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers screw pine, pandanus - any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves tulipwood tree - any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood | | | 2. | tree - a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree"cladogram - a tree diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships stemma - a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work | | | 3. | Tree - English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) | | | Verb | 1. | tree - chase a bear up a tree with dogs and kill ithunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" | |
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