tree

A tree is defined as a woody plant that usually grows tall, has one main stem or trunk and typically lives for a long time.

(noun)

An example of tree is a redwood.

The definition of a tree is any object that resembles the woody plants with trunks.

(noun)

  1. An example of a tree is a wooden structure that people have in the entry way of their home for hanging jackets and hats.
  2. An example of a tree is a genealogical diagram that shows the parents and offspring of many generations, the family tree.

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See tree in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a woody perennial plant with one main stem or trunk which develops many branches, usually at some height above the ground
  2. a treelike bush or shrub: a rose tree
  3. a wooden beam, bar, pole, post, stake, etc.
  4. anything resembling a tree in form, as in having a stem and branches; specif.,
    1. family tree
    2. Chem. a treelike formation of crystals
  5. Archaic
    1. the cross on which Jesus was crucified
    2. a gallows

Origin: ME < OE trēow, akin to Goth triu, ON trē < IE base *deru-, tree, prob. orig. oak tree > Gr drys, oak, (den)dron, tree

transitive verb treed, treeing

  1. ☆ to chase up a tree
  2. to place or stretch on a boot or shoe tree
  3. Informal to corner, as if chased up a tree; place in a difficult position

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See tree in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A perennial woody plant having a main trunk and usually a distinct crown.
    b. A plant or shrub resembling a tree in form or size.
  2. Something, such as a clothes tree, that resembles a tree in form.
  3. A wooden beam, post, stake, or bar used as part of a framework or structure.
  4. A saddletree.
  5. A diagram that has branches in descending lines showing relationships as of hierarchy or lineage: a family tree; a telephone tree.
  6. Computer Science A structure for organizing or classifying data in which every item can be traced to a single origin through a unique path.
  7. Archaic
    a. A gallows.
    b. The cross on which Jesus was crucified.
transitive verb treed treed, tree·ing, trees
  1. To force up a tree: Dogs treed the raccoon.
  2. Informal To force into a difficult position; corner.
  3. To supply with trees: treed the field with oaks.
  4. To stretch (a shoe or boot) onto a shoetree.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English trēow; see deru- in Indo-European roots

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  • treeˈless adjective

British actor and producer who founded the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1904).

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