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)

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

See tree in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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See tree in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.
Something, such as a clothes tree, that resembles a tree in form.
A wooden beam, post, stake, or bar used as part of a framework or structure.
A saddletree.
A diagram that has branches in descending lines showing relationships as of hierarchy or lineage: a family tree; a telephone tree.
Computer Science A structure for organizing or classifying data in which every item can be traced to a single origin through a unique path.
Archaic
a. A gallows.
b. The cross on which Jesus was crucified.