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English Definitions
tree
N
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
tree
N
a figure that branches from a single root
Tree
N
English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
tree
V
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
tree
V
chase an animal up a tree
tree
V
stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
tree branch
N
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
N
small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers
N
small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers
tree cotton
N
East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms
N
any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet
tree creeper
N
any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers
N
pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation
N
a figure that branches from a single root
N
a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use
N
someone trained in forestry
N
the cultivation of tree for the production of timber
N
any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae
N
arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
tree frog
N
any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
N
erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon flowers; New Zealand
N
gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long
tree heath
N
evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
N
a playhouse built in the branches of a tree
N
derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests
N
arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length
N
line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
N
a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico
N
evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia
N
arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
N
of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
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deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution
N
the biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve
N
deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution
N
type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers
N
evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers
N
insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout
N
any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
N
Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow
tree sparrow
N
finch common in winter in the northern U.S.
N
any typical arboreal squirrel
N
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
N
a specialist in treating damaged trees
N
treatment of damaged or decaying trees
N
bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
tree swallow
N
of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
N
birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees
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arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
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