tree : Idioms & Phrases

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Ague tree

  • the sassafras, sometimes so called from the use of its root formerly, in cases of ague. Obs.
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akee tree

  • noun widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh
    Blighia sapida; akee.
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alder tree

  • noun north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
    alder.
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allspice tree

  • noun tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries
    Pimenta officinalis.
  • noun aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
    Pimenta dioica; allspice; allspice tree.
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Almond tree

  • noun any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts
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  • (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond.
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amber tree

Am"ber tree`
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  1. A species of Anthospermum, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor.
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american angelica tree

  • noun small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
    Aralia spinosa; Hercules'-club; devil's walking stick.
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American wayfaring tree

  • (Bot.), the (Viburnum lantanoides).
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anchovy pear tree

  • noun West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango
    Grias cauliflora; anchovy pear.
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Angelica tree

  • a thorny North American shrub (Aralia spinosa), called also Hercules' club.
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angiospermous tree

  • noun any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
    angiospermous tree.
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anise tree

  • noun any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium
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Apple tree

  • noun any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits
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  • a tree naturally bears apples. See Apple, 2.
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apricot tree

  • noun Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach
    apricot.
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ash tree

  • noun any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
    ash.
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australian grass tree

  • noun any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins
    Australian grass tree.
  • noun stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers
    Richea dracophylla.
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australian nettle tree

  • noun any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea
    Australian nettle.
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avocado tree

  • noun tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
    Persea Americana; avocado.
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balata tree

  • noun a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
    balata; Manilkara bidentata; balata tree; beefwood.
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Balsam tree

  • any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp. the Abies balsamea.
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banana tree

  • noun any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
    banana.
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banian tree

  • noun East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
    banyan; Indian banyan; banyan tree; banian tree; banian; Ficus bengalensis.
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banyan tree

  • noun East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
    banyan; Indian banyan; banyan tree; banian tree; banian; Ficus bengalensis.
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bay tree

  • noun small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
    Laurus nobilis; true laurel; bay laurel; bay.
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Bay" tree`
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  1. A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis).
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bay-rum tree

  • noun West Indian tree; source of bay rum
    Pimenta acris; Jamaica bayberry; bayberry; wild cinnamon.
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Bead tree

  • noun small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
    bead tree; Ormosia monosperma; jumby bean.
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  • (Bot.), a tree of the genus Melia, the best known species of which (M. azedarach), has blue flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are poisonous.
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beam tree

Beam" tree`
Etymology
AS. beám a tree. See Beam.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A tree (Pyrus aria) related to the apple.
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bean tree

  • noun any of several trees having seedpods as fruits
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beech tree

  • noun any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
    beech.
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Beech" tree`
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  1. The beech.
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bendy tree

  • noun pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds
    Thespesia populnea; seaside mahoe; bendy tree.
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big tree

  • noun extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism
    Sequoia gigantea; Sierra redwood; giant sequoia; Sequoiadendron giganteum; Sequoia Wellingtonia.
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big-tree plum

  • noun small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves
    Prunus mexicana.
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birch tree

  • noun any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
    birch.
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bird cherry tree

  • noun any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds
    bird cherry.
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bitter orange tree

  • noun any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
    sour orange; bigarade; bitter orange; marmalade orange; Seville orange; Citrus aurantium.
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bitterwood tree

  • noun any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste
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black cherry tree

  • noun large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit
    Prunus serotina; rum cherry; black cherry.
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black tree fern

  • noun a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
    sago fern; Cyathea medullaris; black tree fern.
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black walnut tree

  • noun North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
    black hickory; black walnut; Juglans nigra.
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blackwood tree

  • noun any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
    blackwood.
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Bladder nut, ∨ Bladder tree

  • (Bot.), a genus of plants (Staphylea) with bladderlike seed pods.
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bloodwood tree

  • noun deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
    Pterocarpus angolensis; kiaat.
  • noun spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
    campeachy; Haematoxylum campechianum; bloodwood tree; logwood.
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bo tree

  • noun fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
    bo tree; pipul; peepul; sacred fig; pipal; Ficus religiosa.
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Bo" tree`
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  1. (Bot.) The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha.
    The sacred bo tree of the Buddhists (Ficus religiosa), which is planted close to every temple, and attracts almost as much veneration as the status of the god himself. . . . It differs from the banyan (Ficus Indica) by sending down no roots from its branches. Tennent.
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bonduc tree

  • noun tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
    Caesalpinia bonduc; bonduc; Caesalpinia bonducella.
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boojum tree

  • noun candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
    Fouquieria columnaris; Idria columnaris; cirio.
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Bottle tree

  • noun an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
    bottle tree.
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  • (Bot.), an Australian tree (Sterculia rupestris), with a bottle-shaped, or greatly swollen, trunk.
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bottle-tree

  • noun an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
    bottle tree.
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Box tree

  • the tree variety of the common box.
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brazil-nut tree

  • noun tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
    brazil nut; Bertholletia excelsa.
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brazilian pepper tree

  • noun small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen
    Schinus terebinthifolius.
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brazilian potato tree

  • noun South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato
    Solanum macranthum; Solanum wrightii; Brazilian potato tree.
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Bread tree

  • . See Breadfruit.
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breadfruit tree

  • noun native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
    Artocarpus communis; Artocarpus altilis; breadfruit.
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broom tree

  • noun prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe
    Genista anglica; needle furze; petty whin.
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buckwheat tree

  • noun tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
    Cliftonia monophylla; titi.
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Bullet tree

  • . See Bully tree.
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bullock's heart tree

  • noun small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
    bullock's heart; Annona reticulata; bullock heart.
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bully tree

  • noun a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
    balata; Manilkara bidentata; balata tree; beefwood.
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Bul"ly tree`
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  1. (Bot.) The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotaceæ, as Dipholis nigra and species of Sapota and Mimusops. Most of them yield a substance closely resembling gutta-percha.
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bunya bunya tree

  • noun Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law
    Araucaria bidwillii; bunya bunya.
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Butter tree

  • (Bot.), a tree of the genus Bassia, the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The butter tree of India is the B. butyracea; that of Africa is the Shea tree (B. Parkii). See Shea tree.
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butternut tree

  • noun North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
    Juglans cinerea; butternut; white walnut.
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Button tree

  • noun evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood
    button mangrove; Conocarpus erectus.
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  • (Bot.), a genus of trees (Conocarpus), furnishing durable timber, mostly natives of the West Indies.
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cabbage tree

  • noun Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young
    Livistona australis; cabbage palm.
  • noun tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic
    Andira inermis; cabbage bark; cabbage tree.
  • noun elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand
    Cordyline australis; cabbage tree.
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Cabbage tree, Cabbage palm

  • a name given to palms having a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the Sabal Palmetto of the United States, and the Euterpe oleracea and Oreodoxa oleracea of the West Indies.
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cabbage-bark tree

  • noun tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic
    Andira inermis; cabbage bark; cabbage tree.
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cacao tree

  • noun tropical American tree producing cacao beans
    Theobroma cacao; cacao; cacao tree.
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Calabash tree

  • noun tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds
    calabash; Crescentia cujete.
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  • . (Bot.), a tree of tropical America (Crescentia cujete), producing a large gourdike fruit, containing a purgative pulp. Its hard shell, after the removal of the pulp, is used for cups, bottles, etc. The African calabash tree is the baobab.
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calabur tree

  • noun a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves
    calabura; Muntingia calabura; silkwood; Jamaican cherry; silk wood.
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california bay tree

  • noun Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
    sassafras laurel; California olive; pepperwood; Umbellularia californica; California bay tree; California laurel; Oregon myrtle; mountain laurel.
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california tree poppy

  • noun tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers
    matilija poppy; Romneya coulteri.
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Camphor tree

  • noun large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor
    Cinnamomum camphora.
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  • a large evergreen tree (Cinnamomum Camphora) with lax, smooth branches and shining triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China, but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood and subliming the product.
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candleberry tree

Can"dle*ber`ry tree
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  1. (Bot.) A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry.
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canistel tree

  • noun tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit
    Pouteria campechiana nervosa; canistel.
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caoutchouc tree

  • noun deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber
    Hevea brasiliensis; caoutchouc tree.
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caper tree

  • noun shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America
    Capparis flexuosa; bay-leaved caper.
  • noun shrub of southern Florida to West Indies
    caper tree; Capparis cynophallophora.
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Ca"per bush`, Ca"per tree` (Also<
  • Caper bush
  • Caper tree
)
Definitions
  1. See Capper, a plant, 2.
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capulin tree

  • noun Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit
    capulin; Prunus capuli.
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carambola tree

  • noun East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit
    Averrhoa carambola; carambola.
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carob bean tree

  • noun evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
    algarroba; carob bean tree; Ceratonia siliqua; carob.
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carob tree

  • noun evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
    algarroba; carob bean tree; Ceratonia siliqua; carob.
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cashew tree

  • noun tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted
    cashew; Anacardium occidentale.
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cassia-bark tree

  • noun Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon
    cassia; Cinnamomum cassia.
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cedar tree

  • noun any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
    cedar.
  • noun any cedar of the genus Cedrus
    cedar; true cedar.
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ceiba tree

  • noun massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
    Ceiba pentandra; God tree; Bombay ceiba; kapok; silk-cotton tree; ceiba tree.
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cembra nut tree

  • noun large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate
    Swiss pine; Swiss stone pine; Pinus cembra; arolla pine.
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ceylon cinnamon tree

  • noun tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
    Cinnamomum zeylanicum; cinnamon; Ceylon cinnamon.
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chameleon tree frog

  • noun a form of tree toad
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Chaste tree

  • . Same as Agnus castus.
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chaulmoogra tree

  • noun East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy
    chaulmugra; Taraktagenos kurzii; Hydnocarpus kurzii; chaulmoogra; Taraktogenos kurzii.
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cherimoya tree

  • noun small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit
    cherimoya; Annona cherimola.
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Cherry tree

  • noun any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
    cherry.
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  • a tree that bears cherries.
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cherry-tree gum

  • noun exudation from trees of the Prunus genus; resembles gum arabic
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Chestnut tree

  • noun any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
    chestnut.
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  • a tree that bears chestnuts.
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china tree

  • noun evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
    false dogwood; Sapindus saponaria; jaboncillo; chinaberry.
  • noun tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
    azedarach; azederach; China tree; Melia azederach; chinaberry; Melia azedarach; pride-of-India; Persian lilac.
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chinaberry tree

  • noun tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
    azedarach; azederach; China tree; Melia azederach; chinaberry; Melia azedarach; pride-of-India; Persian lilac.
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chinese angelica tree

  • noun similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China
    Aralia stipulata; Chinese angelica.
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chinese lacquer tree

  • noun small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
    Japanese sumac; lacquer tree; Rhus verniciflua; Toxicodendron vernicifluum; Chinese lacquer tree; Japanese varnish tree; Japanese lacquer tree.
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chinese parasol tree

  • noun deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
    Firmiana simplex; Chinese parasol tree; Japanese varnish tree; Chinese parasol.
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chinese pea tree

  • noun shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China
    Caragana sinica.
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chinese scholar tree

  • noun handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
    Chinese scholartree; Sophora japonica; Sophora sinensis; Chinese scholar tree.
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chocolate tree

  • noun tropical American tree producing cacao beans
    Theobroma cacao; cacao; cacao tree.
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chokecherry tree

  • noun a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds
    chokecherry; Prunus virginiana.
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Christmas tree

  • noun Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration
    Christmas bush; Ceratopetalum gummiferum.
  • noun a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
    Nuytsia floribunda; fire tree; Christmas tree.
  • noun tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark
    European silver fir; Abies alba.
  • noun medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed
    white fir; red silver fir; Abies amabilis; amabilis fir; Pacific silver fir.
  • noun an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration
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  • a small evergreen tree, set up indoors, to be decorated with bonbons, presents, etc., and illuminated on Christmas eve.
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cinchona tree

  • noun small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
    Cinchona pubescens.
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citrange tree

  • noun more aromatic and acidic than oranges
    citrange; Citroncirus webberi.
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Citron tree

  • noun thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
    Citrus medica; citron.
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  • (Bot.), the tree which bears citrons. It was probably a native of northern India, and is now understood to be the typical form of Citrus Medica.
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citrus tree

  • noun any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
    citrus.
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clementine tree

  • noun a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa
    clementine.
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clothes tree

  • noun an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing
    coat stand; clothes tree.
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clove tree

  • noun moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
    clove; Syzygium aromaticum; Eugenia caryophyllatum; Eugenia aromaticum.
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coat tree

  • noun an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing
    coat stand; clothes tree.
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coco plum tree

  • noun small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
    cocoa plum; icaco; coco plum; Chrysobalanus icaco.
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coconut tree

  • noun tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
    coconut; coco palm; coconut palm; Cocos nucifera; coco; cocoa palm.
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coffee tree

  • noun any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
    coffee.
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common coral tree

  • noun small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered
    cry-baby tree; Erythrina crista-galli; common coral tree; ceibo.
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common fig tree

  • noun Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
    common fig; fig; Ficus carica.
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common spindle tree

  • noun small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit
    Euonymus europaeus.
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coniferous tree

  • noun any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
    conifer.
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coral bean tree

  • noun deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and black-spotted red seeds
    Erythrina corallodendrum.
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Coral tree

  • noun any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental
    erythrina.
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  • (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds. The best known is Erythrina Corallodendron.
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Cork tree

  • noun deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark
    Phellodendron amurense.
  • noun prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood
    Erythrina vespertilio.
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  • (Bot.), the species of oak (Quercus Suber of Southern Europe) whose bark furnishes the cork of commerce.
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corkwood tree

  • noun very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood
    corkwood; Leitneria floridana.
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cotton-seed tree

  • noun a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
    cotton-seed tree; groundsel bush; consumption weed; Baccharis halimifolia.
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cow tree

Cow" tree`
Etymology
Cf. SP. palo de vaca.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk.
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Crab tree

  • the tree that bears crab applies.
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cranberry tree

  • noun deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries
    European cranberry bush; Viburnum opulus; guelder rose; European cranberrybush; crampbark.
  • noun deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries
    Viburnum trilobum; cranberry bush; highbush cranberry; American cranberry bush.
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cream-of-tartar tree

  • noun Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd
    Adansonia gregorii; sour gourd.
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cry-baby tree

  • noun small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered
    cry-baby tree; Erythrina crista-galli; common coral tree; ceibo.
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crybaby tree

  • noun small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered
    cry-baby tree; Erythrina crista-galli; common coral tree; ceibo.
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Cucumber tree

  • noun American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber
    Magnolia acuminata.
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  • .(a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus Magnolia (M. acuminata), so called from a slight resemblance of its young fruit to a small cucumber. (b) An East Indian plant (Averrhoa Bilimbi) which produces the fruit known as bilimbi.
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custard apple tree

  • noun any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp
    custard apple.
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cypress tree

  • noun any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
    cypress.
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damson plum tree

  • noun plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit
    Prunus domestica insititia; damson plum.
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Date palm, ∨ Date tree

  • (Bot.), the genus of palms which bear dates, of which common species is Phoenix dactylifera. See Illust.
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Deal tree

  • a fir tree.
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devil tree

  • noun evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally
    dita bark; Alstonia scholaris; dita.
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Dogberry tree

  • (Bot.), the dogwood.
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Dogwood tree

  • noun a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
    dogwood; cornel.
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  • . (a) The dogwood or Cornus . (b) A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythring) growing in Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; called also Jamaica dogwood.
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Down tree

  • (Bot.), a tree of Central America (Ochroma Lagopus), the seeds of which are enveloped in vegetable wool.
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Dragon tree

  • noun tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon's blood
    Dracaena draco.
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  • (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree (Dracæna Draco), yielding one of the resins called dragon's blood. See Dracæna.
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drumstick tree

  • noun deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia
    drumstick tree; Cassia fistula; purging cassia; canafistula; canafistola; golden shower tree.
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duke of argyll's tea tree

  • noun deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China
    Lycium barbarum; common matrimony vine; Lycium halimifolium.
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durian tree

  • noun tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
    durion; durian; Durio zibethinus.
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earleaved umbrella tree

  • noun small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips
    Magnolia fraseri.
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east indian fig tree

  • noun East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
    banyan; Indian banyan; banyan tree; banian tree; banian; Ficus bengalensis.
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ebony tree

  • noun tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
    ebony; Diospyros ebenum.
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Elder tree

  • . (Bot.) Same as Elder. Shak.
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elephant tree

  • noun small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers
    Bursera microphylla.
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elm tree

  • noun any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
    elm.
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english walnut tree

  • noun Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated
    Persian walnut; Juglans regia; Circassian walnut; English walnut.
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eucalyptus tree

  • noun a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
    eucalyptus; eucalypt.
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european olive tree

  • noun evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
    olive; Olea europaea.
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family tree

  • noun successive generations of kin
    genealogy.
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fever tree

  • noun any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever
  • noun ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever
    Georgia bark; Pinckneya pubens; bitter-bark.
  • noun tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish
    blue gum; Eucalyptus globulus.
  • noun African tree supposed to mark healthful regions
    Acacia xanthophloea.
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Fig tree

  • noun any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature
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  • (Bot.), any tree of the genus Ficus, but especially F. Carica which produces the fig of commerce.
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fir tree

  • noun any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas
    fir; true fir.
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Fir" tree`
Definitions
  1. . See Fir.
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fire tree

  • noun a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
    Nuytsia floribunda; fire tree; Christmas tree.
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firewheel tree

  • noun eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers
    Stenocarpus sinuatus; firewheel tree.
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flamboyant tree

  • noun tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
    paradise flower; Poinciana pulcherrima; Caesalpinia pulcherrima; pride of barbados.
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Flame tree

  • noun a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
    Nuytsia floribunda; fire tree; Christmas tree.
  • noun showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
    flamboyant; Poinciana regia; royal poinciana; peacock flower; Delonix regia.
  • noun north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
    Brachychiton australis; broad-leaved bottletree.
  • noun south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
    flame durrajong; Sterculia acerifolia; Brachychiton acerifolius.
  • noun tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
    mimosa bush; Acacia farnesiana; scented wattle; huisache; sweet acacia; sweet wattle; cassie.
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  • (Bot.), a tree with showy scarlet flowers, as the Rhododendron arboreum in India, and the Brachychiton acerifolium of Australia.
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flowering tree

  • noun any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
    angiospermous tree.
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Forest tree

  • a tree of the forest, especially a timber tree, as distinguished from a fruit tree.
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Fringe tree

  • noun any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus
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  • (Bot.), a small tree (Chionanthus Virginica), growing in the Southern United States, and having snow-white flowers, with long pendulous petals.
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fruit of the poisonous tree

  • noun a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used
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Fruit tree

  • noun tree bearing edible fruit
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  • (Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit.
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galapee tree

Gal"a*pee` tree"
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The West Indian Sciadophyllum Brownei, a tree with very large digitate leaves.
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Gallow tree

  • the gallows.
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gallows tree

  • noun alternative terms for gallows
    gallows tree; gallous; gibbet.
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gallows-tree

  • noun alternative terms for gallows
    gallows tree; gallous; gibbet.
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gamboge tree

  • noun low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered
    Garcinia hanburyi; Garcinia cambogia; Garcinia gummi-gutta.
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Garlic pear tree

  • a tree in Jamaica (Cratæva gynandra), bearing a fruit which has a strong scent of garlic, and a burning taste.
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gatten tree

Gat"ten tree`
Etymology
Cf. Prov. E. gatter bush.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose (Viburnum Opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle tree (Euonymus Europæus).
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Genealogical tree

  • a family lineage or genealogy drawn out under the form of a tree and its branches.
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Gingerbread tree

  • (Bot.), the doom palm; so called from the resemblance of its fruit to gingerbread. See Doom Palm.
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Glory tree

  • (Bot.), a name given to several species of the verbenaceous genus Clerodendron, showy flowering shrubs of tropical regions.
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god tree

  • noun massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
    Ceiba pentandra; God tree; Bombay ceiba; kapok; silk-cotton tree; ceiba tree.
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golden shower tree

  • noun deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia
    drumstick tree; Cassia fistula; purging cassia; canafistula; canafistola; golden shower tree.
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Golden-rod tree

  • (Bot.), a shrub (Bosea Yervamora), a native of the Canary Isles.
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gourd tree

Gourd" tree"
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A tree (the Crescentia Cujete, or calabash tree) of the West Indies and Central America.
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granadilla tree

  • noun West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony
    granadillo; Brya ebenus.
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grass tree

  • noun elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand
    Cordyline australis; cabbage tree.
  • noun any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins
    Australian grass tree.
  • noun gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long
    Richea pandanifolia; grass tree.
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Grass" tree"
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  1. (Bot.) (a) An Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea, having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grasslike leaves, from the center of which arises a long stem, bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking somewhat like a large cat-tail. These plants are often called "blackboys" from the large trunks denuded and blackened by fire. They yield two kinds of fragrant resin, called Botany-bay gum, and Gum Acaroides. (b) A similar Australian plant (Kingia australis).
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grass tree family

  • noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    family Xanthorrhoeaceae; Xanthorrhoeaceae.
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groundsel tree

  • noun a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
    cotton-seed tree; groundsel bush; consumption weed; Baccharis halimifolia.
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Gum tree

  • noun any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
    gum.
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  • the name given to several trees in America and Australia : (a) The black gum (Nyssa multiflora), one of the largest trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the large trees become hollow. (b) A tree of the genus Eucalyptus. See Eucalpytus. (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States (Liquidambar styraciflua), a large and beautiful tree with pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice.
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gutta-percha tree

  • noun one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha
  • noun one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha
    Palaquium gutta.
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gymnospermous tree

  • noun any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta
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hagberry tree

  • noun small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry
    Prunus padus; European bird cherry; common bird cherry.
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Hand tree

  • (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico (Cheirostemon platanoides), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand.
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hazel tree

  • noun Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
    hazel; Pomaderris apetala.
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hazelnut tree

  • noun any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
    hazel; hazelnut.
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hemlock tree

  • noun an evergreen tree
    hemlock.
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hep tree

Hep" tree`
Etymology
See Hep.
Definitions
  1. The wild dog-rose.
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hickory tree

  • noun American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
    hickory.
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Hip tree

  • (Bot.), the dog-rose.
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holm tree

  • noun evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
    holm oak; holly-leaved oak; evergreen oak; Quercus ilex.
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Honey locust tree

  • (Bot.), a tree of the genus Gleditschia ) G. triacanthus), having pinnate leaves and strong branching thorns; so called from a sweet pulp found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply honey locust.
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Hoop tree

  • (Bot.), a small West Indian tree (Melia sempervirens), of the Mahogany family.
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Hop tree

  • (Bot.), a small American tree (Ptelia trifoliata), having broad, flattened fruit in large clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.
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Horse-radish tree

  • . (Bot.) See Moringa.
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ilama tree

  • noun tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit
    Annona diversifolia; ilama.
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Incense tree

  • noun any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
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  • the name of several balsamic trees of the genus Bursera (or Icica) mostly tropical American. The gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the Chrysobalanus Icaco, a tree related to the plums, is called incense tree.
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India-rubber tree

  • noun large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
    Ficus elastica; rubber plant; India-rubber fig; India-rubber plant; Assam rubber.
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  • (Bot.), any tree yielding caoutchouc, but especially the East Indian Ficus elastica, often cultivated for its large, shining, elliptical leaves.
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indian coral tree

  • noun small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds
    Erythrina variegata; Erythrina Indica.
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iron tree

  • noun a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
    iron-tree; iron tree; ironwood.
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iron-tree

  • noun a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
    iron-tree; iron tree; ironwood.
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ironbark tree

I"ron*bark` tree`
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The Australian Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, used largely by carpenters and shipbuilders; -- called also ironwood.
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ironwood tree

  • noun handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties
    Mesua ferrea; rose chestnut; ironwood.
  • noun a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
    iron-tree; iron tree; ironwood.
  • noun medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
    Eastern hop hornbeam; ironwood; Ostrya virginiana.
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ivory tree

  • noun tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea
    kurchi; Holarrhena antidysenterica; Holarrhena pubescens; kurchee; conessi.
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jaboticaba tree

  • noun small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches
    jaboticaba; Myrciaria cauliflora.
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Jack tree

  • . (Bot.) See 1st Jack, n.
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jackfruit tree

  • noun East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds
    jackfruit; Artocarpus heterophyllus.
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jamaica caper tree

  • noun shrub of southern Florida to West Indies
    caper tree; Capparis cynophallophora.
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japanese angelica tree

  • noun deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States
    Aralia elata.
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japanese lacquer tree

  • noun small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
    Japanese sumac; lacquer tree; Rhus verniciflua; Toxicodendron vernicifluum; Chinese lacquer tree; Japanese varnish tree; Japanese lacquer tree.
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japanese pagoda tree

  • noun handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
    Chinese scholartree; Sophora japonica; Sophora sinensis; Chinese scholar tree.
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japanese tree lilac

  • noun small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers
    Syringa amurensis japonica; Syringa reticulata.
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japanese varnish tree

  • noun small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
    Japanese sumac; lacquer tree; Rhus verniciflua; Toxicodendron vernicifluum; Chinese lacquer tree; Japanese varnish tree; Japanese lacquer tree.
  • noun deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
    Firmiana simplex; Chinese parasol tree; Japanese varnish tree; Chinese parasol.
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joshua tree

  • noun a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers
    Yucca brevifolia.
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Judas tree

  • noun small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers
    Circis siliquastrum; Judas tree.
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  • (Bot.), a leguminous tree of the genus Cercis, with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the branches. Judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree of this genus (C. Siliquastrum). C. Canadensis and C. occidentalis are the American species, and are called also redbud.
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jumby tree

  • noun small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
    bead tree; Ormosia monosperma; jumby bean.
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katsura tree

  • noun rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn
    Cercidiphyllum japonicum.
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Kentucky coffee tree

  • noun handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
    bonduc; chicot; Gymnocladus dioica.
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  • (Bot.), a tall North American tree (Gymnocladus Canadensis) with bipinnate leaves. It produces large woody pods containing a few seeds which have been used as a substitute for coffee. The timber is a very valuable.
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ketembilla tree

  • noun a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India
    kitambilla; Dovyalis hebecarpa; kitembilla; ketembilla; Ceylon gooseberry.
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kingwood tree

  • noun Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood
    kingwood; Dalbergia cearensis.
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kitul tree

  • noun fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago
    jaggery palm; kittul; wine palm; Caryota urens; kitul; toddy palm.
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kola nut tree

  • noun tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract
    Cola acuminata; kola nut; goora nut; kola.
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kumquat tree

  • noun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
    cumquat; kumquat.
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lacquer tree

  • noun small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
    Japanese sumac; lacquer tree; Rhus verniciflua; Toxicodendron vernicifluum; Chinese lacquer tree; Japanese varnish tree; Japanese lacquer tree.
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lancewood tree

  • noun tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood
    laurelwood; Calophyllum candidissimum.
  • noun source of most of the lancewood of commerce
    lancewood; Oxandra lanceolata.
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lanseh tree

  • noun East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry
    langset; Lansium domesticum; langsat.
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larch tree

  • noun any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
    larch.
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large-leaved cucumber tree

  • noun large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base
    large-leaved magnolia; great-leaved macrophylla; Magnolia macrophylla.
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laurel-tree

  • noun small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood
    red bay; Persea borbonia.
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Lead tree

  • noun low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods
    white popinac; Leucaena leucocephala; Leucaena glauca.
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  • . (a) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the tropical, leguminous tree, Leucæna glauca; probably so called from the glaucous color of the foliage. (b) (Chem.) Lead crystallized in arborescent forms from a solution of some lead salt, as by suspending a strip of zinc in lead acetate.
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lemon tree

  • noun a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit
    Citrus limon; lemon.
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lemon-wood tree

  • noun South African evergreen having hard tough wood
    Psychotria capensis; lemon-wood; lemon-wood tree; lemonwood.
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lemonwood tree

  • noun South African evergreen having hard tough wood
    Psychotria capensis; lemon-wood; lemon-wood tree; lemonwood.
  • noun source of a tough elastic wood
    dagame; Calycophyllum candidissimum.
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lily-of-the-valley tree

  • noun broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
    Pieris japonica; andromeda; Japanese andromeda.
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lime tree

  • noun any of various related trees bearing limes
    Citrus aurantifolia; lime.
  • noun any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
    linden; lime tree; basswood; lime.
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linden tree

  • noun any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
    linden; lime tree; basswood; lime.
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litchi tree

  • noun Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
    lichee; litchi; Litchi chinensis; Nephelium litchi.
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Lithy tree

  • (Bot.), a European shrub (Viburnum Lantana); so named from its tough and flexible stem.
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Loblolly tree

  • (Bot.), a name of several West Indian trees, having more or less leathery foliage, but alike in no other respect; as Pisonia subcordata, Cordia alba, and Cupania glabra.
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locust tree

  • noun any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
    locust.
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Lo"cust tree`
Etymology
Etymol. uncertain.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R. Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia. ✍ The name is also applied to other trees of different genera, especially to those of the genus Hymenæa, of which H. Courbaril is a lofty, spreading tree of South America; also to the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region.
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logwood tree

  • noun spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
    campeachy; Haematoxylum campechianum; bloodwood tree; logwood.
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looking glass tree

  • noun large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath
    Heritiera macrophylla.
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loquat tree

  • noun evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
    loquat; Japanese medlar; Japanese plum; Eriobotrya japonica.
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lotus tree

  • noun shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region
    Ziziphus lotus.
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love tree

  • noun small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers
    Circis siliquastrum; Judas tree.
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macadamia nut tree

  • noun small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts
    Macadamia ternifolia; macadamia nut.
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macadamia tree

  • noun any tree of the genus Macadamia
    macadamia.
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mahogany tree

  • noun any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
    mahogany.
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mahwa tree

Mah"wa tree`
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An East Indian sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and also B. butyracea), whose timber is used for wagon wheels, and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink. It is one of the butter trees. The oil, known as mahwa and yallah, is obtained from the kernels of the fruit.
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Maiden tree

  • . See Ginkgo.
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maidenhair tree

  • noun deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
    ginkgo; Ginkgo biloba; gingko.
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mammee tree

  • noun tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind
    mamey; Mammea americana; mammee; mammee apple.
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mandarin orange tree

  • noun shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
    mandarin; Citrus reticulata; mandarin orange.
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Mango tree

  • noun large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
    mango; Mangifera indica.
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  • (Bot.), an East Indian tree of the genus Mangifera (M. Indica), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America.
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mangosteen tree

  • noun East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit
    Garcinia mangostana; mangosteen.
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marang tree

  • noun Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit
    Artocarpus odoratissima; marang.
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Marmalade tree

  • noun tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum
    sapote; Pouteria zapota; Calocarpum zapota; mammee.
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  • (Bot.), a sapotaceous tree (Lucuma mammosa) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single large seed. The fruit is called marmalade, or natural marmalade, from its consistency and flavor.
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mastic tree

  • noun an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin
    mastic; Pistacia lentiscus; lentisk.
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medlar tree

  • noun small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
    Mespilus germanica; medlar.
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melon tree

  • noun tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
    papaya; pawpaw; papaia; Carica papaya; melon tree.
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Milk tree

  • (Bot.), a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow tree of South America (Brosimum Galactodendron), and the Euphorbia balsamifera of the Canaries, the milk of both of which is wholesome food.
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ming tree

  • noun an artificial plant resembling a bonsai
  • noun a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container
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mombin tree

  • noun common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit
    jocote; mombin; Spondias purpurea.
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monkey-bread tree

  • noun African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
    Adansonia digitata; baobab.
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mulberry tree

  • noun any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
    mulberry.
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mustard tree

  • noun evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock
    mustard tree; Nicotiana glauca.
  • noun glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt
    mustard tree; Salvadora persica.
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myrrh tree

  • noun tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh
    Commiphora myrrha.
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myrtaceous tree

  • noun trees and shrubs
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necklace tree

  • noun a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads
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nectarine tree

  • noun variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh
    Prunus persica nectarina; nectarine.
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neem tree

  • noun large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia
    Melia Azadirachta; neem tree; margosa; Azadirachta indica; neem; arishth.
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Neem" tree`
Etymology
Hind. nim.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and M. Azedarach. See Margosa.
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nettle tree

  • noun any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
    hackberry.
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nicker tree

Nick"er tree`
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The plant producing nicker nuts. Written also neckar tree and nickar tree.
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nim tree

  • noun large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia
    Melia Azadirachta; neem tree; margosa; Azadirachta indica; neem; arishth.
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nitta tree

  • noun 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
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Nut tree

  • noun tree bearing edible nuts
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  • a tree that bears nuts.
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nut-leaved screw tree

  • noun East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers
    Helicteres isora.
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nutmeg tree

  • noun East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
    Myristica fragrans; nutmeg.
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oak tree

  • noun a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
    oak.
    • great oaks grow from little acorns
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Oil tree

  • . (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Ricinus (R. communis), from the seeds of which castor oil is obtained. (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See Mahwa. (c) The oil palm.
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olive tree

  • noun a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit
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olive-tree agaric

  • noun red luminescent mushroom of Europe
    Pleurotus phosphoreus.
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ople tree

O"ple tree`
Etymology
L. opulus a kind of maple tree.
Definitions
  1. The witch-hazel. Obs. Ainsworth.
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orange tree

  • noun any citrus tree bearing oranges
    orange.
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orchard apple tree

  • noun native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
    apple; Malus pumila.
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orchid tree

  • noun small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood
    Bauhinia variegata; mountain ebony.
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Ordeal tree

  • noun evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
    Acocanthera venenata; Acocanthera oppositifolia; bushman's poison.
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  • (Bot.), a poisonous tree of Madagascar (Tanghinia, ∨ Cerbera, venenata). Persons suspected of crime are forced to eat the seeds of the plumlike fruit, and criminals are put to death by being pricked with a lance dipped in the juice of the seeds.
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pacific tree toad

  • noun the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America
    Hyla regilla.
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Pad tree

  • (Harness Making), a piece of wood or metal which gives rigidity and shape to a harness pad.
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pagoda tree

  • noun tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers
    West Indian jasmine; Plumeria alba.
  • noun frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens
    pagoda tree; Plumeria acutifolia.
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palm tree

  • noun any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
    palm.
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panama redwood tree

  • noun large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers
    Panama redwood; Platymiscium pinnatum.
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panama tree

  • noun large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk
    Sterculia apetala.
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papaw tree

  • noun small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
    Asimina triloba; papaw; pawpaw.
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papaya tree

  • noun tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
    papaya; pawpaw; papaia; Carica papaya; melon tree.
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para rubber tree

  • noun deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber
    Hevea brasiliensis; caoutchouc tree.
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paradise tree

  • noun medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits
    Simarouba glauca; bitterwood.
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Pea tree

  • noun any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod
    caragana.
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  • (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of the genus Caragana, natives of Siberia and China.
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peach tree

  • noun cultivated in temperate regions
    Prunus persica; peach.
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Peach-tree borer

  • (Zoöl.), the larva of a clearwing moth (Ægeria, ∨ Sannina, exitiosa) of the family Ægeriidæ, which is very destructive to peach trees by boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the moth itself. See Illust. under Borer.
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pear tree

  • noun Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
    pear; Pyrus communis.
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pecan tree

  • noun tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
    Carya illinoensis; pecan; Carya illinoinsis.
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peepul tree

Pee"pul tree`
Etymology
Hind. pipal, Skr. pippala.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A sacred tree (Ficus religiosa) of the Buddhists, a kind of fig tree which attains great size and venerable age. See Bo tree. Written also pippul tree, and pipal tree.
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pen-tailed tree shrew

  • noun brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia
    pen-tail; pentail.
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pencil cedar tree

  • noun any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils
    pencil cedar.
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Pepper tree

  • noun small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
    pepper tree; molle; Schinus molle.
  • noun small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs
    Kirkia wilmsii.
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  • (Bot.), an aromatic tree (Drimys axillaris) of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See Peruvian mastic tree, under Mastic.
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Peppermint tree

  • (Bot.), a name given to several Australian species of gum tree (Eucalyptus amygdalina, E. piperita, E. odorata, etc.) which have hard and durable wood, and yield an essential oil.
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persimmon tree

  • noun any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
    persimmon.
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Peruvian mastic tree

  • noun small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
    pepper tree; molle; Schinus molle.
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  • (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle) with peppery red berries; called also pepper tree.
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phoenix tree

  • noun deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
    Firmiana simplex; Chinese parasol tree; Japanese varnish tree; Chinese parasol.
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pimento tree

  • noun aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
    Pimenta dioica; allspice; allspice tree.
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Pine tree

  • noun a coniferous tree
    true pine; pine.
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  • (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine.
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pine tree state

  • noun a state in New England
    ME; Maine.
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Pine-tree money

  • money coined in Massachusetts in the seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a figure of a pine tree.
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pink shower tree

  • noun tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental
    horse cassia; pink shower; Cassia grandis.
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pipal tree

  • noun fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
    bo tree; pipul; peepul; sacred fig; pipal; Ficus religiosa.
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Pi"pal tree`
Definitions
  1. Same as Peepul tree.
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Pipe tree

  • (Bot.), the lilac and the mock orange; so called because their were formerly used to make pipe stems; called also pipe privet.
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pippul tree

Pip"pul tree`
Definitions
  1. Same as Peepul tree.
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pistachio tree

  • noun small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
    pistachio; Pistacia vera.
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plane tree

  • noun any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits
    sycamore; platan.
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Plane" tree`
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Same as 1st Plane.
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plane-tree family

  • noun coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees
    family Platanaceae; Platanaceae.
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planer tree

Plan"er tree`
Etymology
From J.S.Planer, a German botanist.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A small-leaved North American tree (Planera aquatica) related to the elm, but having a wingless, nutlike fruit.
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Plantain tree

  • noun a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
    plantain; Musa paradisiaca.
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  • (Bot.), the treelike herb Musa paradisiaca. See def. 1 (above).
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plum tree

  • noun any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
    plum.
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plumcot tree

  • noun hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca
    plumcot.
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pomegranate tree

  • noun shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
    Punica granatum; pomegranate.
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pomelo tree

  • noun southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
    pummelo; Citrus maxima; Citrus decumana; pomelo; Citrus grandis; shaddock.
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pond-apple tree

  • noun small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock
    pond apple; Annona glabra.
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poplar tree

  • noun any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
    poplar.
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portia tree

  • noun pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds
    Thespesia populnea; seaside mahoe; bendy tree.
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potato tree

  • noun South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato
    Solanum macranthum; Solanum wrightii; Brazilian potato tree.
  • noun hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato
    Solanum crispum.
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Pride of China, China tree

  • . (Bot.) See Azedarach.
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Prune tree

  • . (Bot.) (a) A tree of the genus Prunus (P. domestica), which produces prunes. (b) The West Indian tree, Prunus occidentalis.
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pudding pipe tree

  • noun deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia
    drumstick tree; Cassia fistula; purging cassia; canafistula; canafistola; golden shower tree.
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pulasan tree

  • noun East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan
    pulasan; pulassan; Nephelium mutabile.
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Purslane tree

  • a South African shrub (Portulacaria Afra) with many small opposite fleshy obovate leaves.
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quandong tree

  • noun Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed
    Fusanus acuminatus; quandong; Eucarya acuminata; quandang.
  • noun Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
    quandong; Elaeocarpus grandis; blue fig; quandong tree; Brisbane quandong.
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quicken tree

Quick"en tree`
Etymology
Probably from quick, and first applied to the aspen or some tree with quivering leaves; cf. G. quickenbaum, quizenbaum, quitschenbaum. Cf. Quitch grass.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The European rowan tree; -- called also quickbeam, and quickenbeam. See Rowan tree.
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Quince tree

  • (Bot.), the small tree (Cydonia vulgaris) which produces the quince.
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rain tree

  • noun large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle
    saman; monkey pod; zamang; monkeypod; zaman; Albizia saman.
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Raisin tree

  • (Bot.), the common red currant, whose fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called currants. Eng.
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rambutan tree

  • noun Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit
    rambotan; rambutan; Nephelium lappaceum.
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Red gum, ∨ Red gum-tree

  • (Bot.), a name given to eight Australian species of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus amygdalina, resinifera, etc.) which yield a reddish gum resin. See Eucalyptus.
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red lauan tree

  • noun valuable Philippine timber tree
    red lauan; Shorea teysmanniana.
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red silk-cotton tree

  • noun East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok
    Bombax malabarica; simal; Bombax ceiba.
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Respiratory tree

  • (Zoöl.), the branched internal gill of certain holothurians.
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ribbon tree

  • noun deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
    Plagianthus regius; ribbonwood; Plagianthus betulinus.
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Roan tree

  • . (Bot.) See Rowan tree.
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Rood tree

  • the cross. Obs. "Died upon the rood tree." Gower.
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rood-tree

  • noun representation of the cross on which Jesus died
    rood; crucifix.
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rose-apple tree

  • noun tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit
    rose apple; Eugenia jambos; jambosa.
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rosewood tree

  • noun any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black
    rosewood.
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rowan tree

  • noun Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits
    rowan; Sorbus aucuparia; European mountain ash.
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Row"an tree`
Etymology
Cf. Sw. rönn, Dan. rönne, Icel. reynir, and L. ornus.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also roan tree, and mountain ash. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit (Pyrus Americana, and P. sambucifolia).
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rubber tree

  • noun small genus of South American trees yielding latex
    Hevea; genus Hevea.
    • rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations
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Sack tree

  • (Bot.), an East Indian tree (Antiaris saccidora) which is cut into lengths, and made into sacks by turning the bark inside out, and leaving a slice of the wood for a bottom.
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Salt tree

  • noun spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery, downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms
    Halimodendron argenteum; Halimodendron halodendron.
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  • (Bot.), a small leguminous tree (Halimodendron argenteum) growing in the salt plains of the Caspian region and in Siberia.
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Sand-box tree

  • (Bot.), a tropical American tree (Hura crepitans). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud report and scatters the seeds. See Illust. of Regma.
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sandalwood tree

  • noun parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests
    true sandalwood; Santalum album.
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sandarac tree

  • noun large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes
    sandarac; Tetraclinis articulata; Callitris quadrivalvis.
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santa maria tree

  • noun West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice
    calaba; Calophyllum calaba.
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sapodilla tree

  • noun large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras
    Achras zapota; Manilkara zapota; sapodilla.
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sassafras tree

  • noun yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America
    Sassafras albidum; sassafras.
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satinwood tree

  • noun East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;
    Chloroxylon swietenia; satinwood.
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satsuma tree

  • noun a variety of mandarin orange
    satsuma.
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scarlet wisteria tree

  • noun a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies
    Sesbania grandiflora; vegetable hummingbird.
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Screw tree

  • noun a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres
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  • (Bot.), any plant of the genus Helicteres, consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs, with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled capsules; also called twisted-horn, and twisty.
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service tree

  • noun medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit
    service tree; sorb apple; Sorbus domestica.
  • noun any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
    Juneberry; shadblow; serviceberry; shadbush.
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shade tree

  • noun a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight
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shaving-brush tree

  • noun tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear
    Pseudobombax ellipticum.
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shea tree

She"a tree`
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An African sapotaceous tree (Bassia, ∨ Butyrospermum, Parkii), from the seeds of which a substance resembling butter is obtained; the African butter tree.
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shingle tree

  • noun East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes
    Acrocarpus fraxinifolius.
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shittah tree

  • noun source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia
    shittah.
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Shit"tah, Shit"tah tree` noun (Also<
  • Shittah
  • Shittah tree
)
Etymology
Heb. shittah, pl. shittim.
Definitions
  1. A tree that furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were made; -- now believed to have been the wood of the Acacia Seyal, which is hard, fine grained, and yellowish brown in color.
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Siberian pea tree

  • noun large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges
    Caragana arborescens.
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  • (Bot.), a small leguminous tree (Cragana arborescens) with yellow flowers. It is a native of Siberia.
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Silk tree

  • noun attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens
    Albizzia julibrissin; Albizia julibrissin.
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  • (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree (Albizzia Julibrissin) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms. Also called silk flower.
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Silk-cotton tree

  • noun massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
    Ceiba pentandra; God tree; Bombay ceiba; kapok; silk-cotton tree; ceiba tree.
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  • (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees of the genera Bombax and Eriodendron, and belonging to the order Bombaceæ. The trees grow to an immense size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun.
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silver quandong tree

  • noun Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
    quandong; Elaeocarpus grandis; blue fig; quandong tree; Brisbane quandong.
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Silver tree

  • noun small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage
    Leucadendron argenteum.
  • noun Australian timber tree
    Tarrietia argyrodendron.
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  • (Bot.), a South African tree (Leucadendron argenteum) with long, silvery, silky leaves.
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silver tree fern

  • noun a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
    sago fern; Cyathea medullaris; black tree fern.
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Silver-bell tree

  • noun medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
    Halesia tetraptera; silverbell tree; Halesia carolina; silver-bell tree; opossum wood.
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  • (Bot.), an American shrub or small tree (Halesia tetraptera) with white bell-shaped flowers in clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree.
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silverbell tree

  • noun medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
    Halesia tetraptera; silverbell tree; Halesia carolina; silver-bell tree; opossum wood.
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sir herbert beerbohm tree

  • noun English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
    Tree.
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siris tree

  • noun large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind
    Albizia lebbeck; siris; Albizzia lebbeck.
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Smoke tree

  • noun any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus
    smoke bush.
  • noun greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor
    Dalea spinosa.
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  • (Bot.), a shrub (Rhus Cotinus) in which the flowers are mostly abortive and the panicles transformed into tangles of plumose pedicels looking like wreaths of smoke.
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Snowball tree

  • (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
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Snowdrop tree

  • noun medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
    Halesia tetraptera; silverbell tree; Halesia carolina; silver-bell tree; opossum wood.
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  • . See Silver-bell tree, under Silver, a.
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snowy tree cricket

  • noun pale yellowish tree cricket widely distributed in North America
    Oecanthus fultoni.
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Soap tree

  • noun tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States
    Yucca elata; soap-weed; soapweed.
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  • . (Bot.) Same as Soapberry tree.
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soapberry tree

  • noun a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
    soapberry.
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Soap"ber`ry tree`
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Any tree of the genus Sapindus, esp. Sapindus saponaria, the fleshy part of whose fruit is used instead of soap in washing linen; -- also called soap tree.
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soft tree fern

  • noun of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates
    Dicksonia antarctica.
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sorb apple tree

  • noun medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit
    service tree; sorb apple; Sorbus domestica.
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Sorb tree

  • the wild service tree.
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Sorrel tree

  • noun deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
    sourwood; Oxydendrum arboreum; titi.
  • noun Australian tree with acid foliage
    Hibiscus heterophyllus.
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  • (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree (Oxydendrum arboreum) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies. Called also sourwood.
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souari tree

  • noun large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
    Caryocar nuciferum; souari; souari nut.
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sour cherry tree

  • noun rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit
    Prunus cerasus; sour cherry.
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soursop tree

  • noun small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit
    soursop; prickly custard apple; Annona muricata.
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spanish cedar tree

  • noun tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes
    Spanish cedar; Cedrela odorata.
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spanish lime tree

  • noun tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp
    Melicocca bijuga; genip; Spanish lime; ginep; mamoncillo; Melicocca bijugatus; honey berry.
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spice tree

  • noun tree bearing aromatic bark or berries
  • noun Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
    sassafras laurel; California olive; pepperwood; Umbellularia californica; California bay tree; California laurel; Oregon myrtle; mountain laurel.
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Spindle tree

  • noun any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries
    spindle tree; spindleberry.
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  • (Bot.), any shrub or tree of the genus Eunymus. The wood of E. Europæus was used for spindles and skewers. See Prickwood.
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spindle-tree family

  • noun trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
    Celastraceae; spindle-tree family; family Celastraceae.
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spindleberry tree

  • noun any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries
    spindle tree; spindleberry.
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Sponge tree

  • (Bot.), a tropical leguminous tree (Acacia Farnesiana), with deliciously fragrant flowers, which are used in perfumery.
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Spotted tree

  • (Bot.), an Australian tree (Flindersia maculosa); so called because its bark falls off in spots.
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Staff tree

  • noun any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus
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  • (Bot.), any plant of the genus Celastrus, mostly climbing shrubs of the northern hemisphere. The American species (C. scandens) is commonly called bittersweet. See 2d Bittersweet, 3 (b).
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staff-tree family

  • noun trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
    Celastraceae; spindle-tree family; family Celastraceae.
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strangler tree

  • noun an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
    strangler.
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Strawberry tree

  • noun small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor
    Arbutus unedo; Irish strawberry.
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  • . (Bot.) See Arbutus.
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Sugar tree

  • . (Bot.) See Sugar maple, above.
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sweet gum tree

  • noun a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap
    sweet gum; Liquidambar styraciflua; American sweet gum; red gum; bilsted.
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sweet orange tree

  • noun probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges
    Citrus sinensis; sweet orange.
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sweetsop tree

  • noun tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds
    Annona squamosa; sweetsop.
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Tallow tree

  • (Bot.), a tree (Stillingia sebifera) growing in China, the seeds of which are covered with a substance which resembles tallow and is applied to the same purposes.
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tamarind tree

  • noun long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
    tamarindo; tamarind; Tamarindus indica.
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Tamarisk salt tree

  • an East Indian tree (Tamarix orientalis) which produces an incrustation of salt.
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tangelo tree

  • noun hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
    ugli fruit; tangelo; Citrus tangelo.
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tangerine tree

  • noun a variety of mandarin orange
    tangerine.
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Tasmanain cider tree

  • . (Bot.) See the Note under Eucalyptus.
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Tea tree

  • (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See Tea plant, above. In Australia and New Zealand, tea tree refers to a tree or tall shrib, Leptospermum scoparium, having white bell-shaped flowers. The leaves are used to prepare an infusion; an oil, tea tree oil, is also derived, and claimed to have therapeutic properties, as for healing burns of the skin.
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temple orange tree

  • noun large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida
    temple orange; king orange; Citrus nobilis; tangor.
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temple tree

  • noun frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens
    pagoda tree; Plumeria acutifolia.
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thatch tree

  • noun small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto
    broom palm; silver thatch; thatch palm; Thrinax parviflora.
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til tree

Til" tree`
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  1. (Bot.) See Teil.
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Timber tree

  • noun any tree that is valued as a source of lumber or timber
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  • a tree suitable for timber.
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tipu tree

  • noun semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental
    yellow jacaranda; tipu; pride of Bolivia.
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To box a tree

  • to make an incision or hole in a tree for the purpose of procuring the sap.
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tolu balsam tree

  • noun medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork
    Myroxylon toluiferum; Myroxylon balsamum; tolu balsam tree.
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Tolu tree

  • noun medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork
    Myroxylon toluiferum; Myroxylon balsamum; tolu balsam tree.
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  • (Bot.), a large tree (Myroxylon toluiferum), the wood of which is red in the center, and has an aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu.
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tonka bean tree

  • noun tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring
    Dipteryx odorata; tonka bean; Coumarouna odorata.
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Toothache tree

  • noun small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America
    Zanthoxylum americanum; Zanthoxylum fraxineum; sea ash.
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  • . (Bot.) (a) The prickly ash. (b) A shrub of the genus Aralia (A. spinosa).
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toothbrush tree

  • noun glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt
    mustard tree; Salvadora persica.
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torrey tree

  • noun rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed
    stinking cedar; stinking yew; Torreya taxifolia.
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Trap tree

  • (Bot.) the jack; so called because it furnishes a kind of birdlime. See 1st Jack.
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Traveler's tree

  • noun giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers
    traveler's tree; Ravenala madagascariensis; ravenala.
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  • . (Bot.) See Ravenala.
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traveller's tree

  • noun giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers
    traveler's tree; Ravenala madagascariensis; ravenala.
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Tree bear

  • (Zoöl.), the raccoon. Local, U.S.
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Tree beetle

  • (Zoöl.) any one of numerous species of beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the goldsmith beetle.
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tree branch

  • noun any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
    limb.
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Tree bug

  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of, trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma, Rhaphigaster, and allied genera.
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Tree cat

  • (Zool.), the common paradoxure (Paradoxurus musang).
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tree celandine

  • noun small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers
    Bocconia frutescens; bocconia.
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Tree clover

  • (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot (Melilotus alba). See Melilot.
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tree clubmoss

  • noun a variety of club moss
    Lycopodium obscurum; ground fir; princess pine.
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tree cotton

  • noun 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
    sea island cotton; Gossypium barbadense.
  • noun East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms
    Gossypium arboreum.
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Tree crab

  • (Zoöl.), the purse crab. See under Purse.
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Tree creeper

  • noun 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
    creeper.
  • noun any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers
    woodhewer; wood-creeper; woodcreeper.
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  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of arboreal creepers belonging to Certhia, Climacteris, and allied genera. See Creeper, 3.
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Tree cricket

  • noun pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation
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  • (Zoöl.), a nearly white arboreal American cricket (Ecanthus niv&oe;us) which is noted for its loud stridulation; called also white cricket.
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Tree crow

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Old World crows belonging to Crypsirhina and allied genera, intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.
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tree diagram

  • noun a figure that branches from a single root
    tree.
    • genealogical tree
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Tree dove

  • (Zoöl.) any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to Macropygia and allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.
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Tree duck

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of ducks belonging to Dendrocygna and allied genera. These ducks have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
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tree farm

  • noun a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use
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tree farmer

  • noun someone trained in forestry
    forester; arboriculturist.
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tree farming

  • noun the cultivation of tree for the production of timber
    arboriculture.
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Tree fern

  • noun 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
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  • (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most of the existing species are tropical.
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Tree fish

  • (Zoöl.), a California market fish (Sebastichthys serriceps).
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Tree frog

  • noun arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
    tree toad; tree frog.
  • noun any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
    tree frog.
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  • . (Zoöl.) (a) Same as Tree toad. (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs belonging to Chiromantis, Rhacophorus, and allied genera of the family Ranidæ. Their toes are furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog (see under Flying) is an example.
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tree fuchsia

  • noun erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon flowers; New Zealand
    Fuchsia excorticata; native fuchsia; konini.
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Tree goose

  • (Zoöl.), the bernicle goose.
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tree heath

  • noun gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long
    Richea pandanifolia; grass tree.
  • noun evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
    Erica arborea; briar; brier.
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Tree hopper

  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a spine or crest.
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tree house

  • noun a playhouse built in the branches of a tree
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tree hugger

  • noun derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests
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Tree jobber

  • (Zoöl.), a woodpecker. Obs.
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Tree kangaroo

  • noun arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length
    tree kangaroo.
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  • . (Zoöl.) See Kangaroo.
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Tree lark

  • (Zoöl.), the tree pipit. Prov. Eng.
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tree line

  • noun line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
    timber line; timberline.
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Tree lizard

  • noun a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico
    Urosaurus ornatus.
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  • (Zoöl.), any one of a group of Old World arboreal lizards (Dendrosauria) comprising the chameleons.
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Tree lobster

  • . (Zoöl.) Same as Tree crab, above.
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Tree louse

  • (Zoöl.), any aphid; a plant louse.
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tree lupine

  • noun evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia
    Lupinus arboreus.
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tree mallow

  • noun arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
    velvet-leaf; velvetleaf; Lavatera arborea.
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tree martin

  • noun of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
    tree martin; Hirundo nigricans.
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Tree moss

  • . (Bot.) (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees. (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.
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Tree mouse

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of African mice of the subfamily Dendromyinæ. They have long claws and habitually live in trees.
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Tree nymph

  • a wood nymph. See Dryad.
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Tree of a saddle

  • a saddle frame.
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Tree of heaven

  • noun 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
    tree of heaven; Ailanthus altissima.
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  • (Bot.), an ornamental tree (Ailantus glandulosus) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.
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tree of knowledge

  • noun the biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve
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Tree of life

  • (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor vitæ.
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tree of the gods

  • noun 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
    tree of heaven; Ailanthus altissima.
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Tree onion

  • noun type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers
    Allium cepa viviparum; top onion; Egyptian onion.
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  • (Bot.), a species of garlic (Allium proliferum) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or among its flowers.
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Tree oyster

  • (Zoöl.), a small American oyster (Ostrea folium) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree; called also raccoon oyster.
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Tree pie

  • (Zoöl.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus Dendrocitta. The tree pies are allied to the magpie.
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Tree pigeon

  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga, and allied genera.
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Tree pipit

  • . (Zoöl.) See under Pipit.
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tree poppy

  • noun evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers
    bush poppy.
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Tree porcupine

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging to the genera Chætomys and Sphingurus. They have an elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed with bristles. One South American species (S. villosus) is called also couiy; another (S. prehensilis) is called also c&oe;ndou.
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Tree rat

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera Capromys and Plagiodon. They are allied to the porcupines.
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Tree serpent

  • (Zoöl.), a tree snake.
  • (Zoöl.), any species of African serpents belonging to the family Dendrophidæ.
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tree shrew

  • noun insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout
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Tree shrike

  • (Zoöl.), a bush shrike.
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tree sloth

  • noun 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
    sloth.
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Tree snake

  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of snakes of the genus Dendrophis. They live chiefly among the branches of trees, and are not venomous.
  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees, especially those of the genus Dendrophis and allied genera.
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Tree sorrel

  • (Bot.), a kind of sorrel (Rumex Lunaria) which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and Teneriffe.
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Tree sparrow

  • noun Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow
    Passer montanus.
  • noun finch common in winter in the northern U.S.
    Spizella arborea.
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  • (Zoöl.) any one of several species of small arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow (Spizella monticola), and the common European species (Passer montanus).
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tree squirrel

  • noun any typical arboreal squirrel
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tree stump

  • noun the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
    stump.
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tree surgeon

  • noun a specialist in treating damaged trees
    arborist.
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tree surgery

  • noun treatment of damaged or decaying trees
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Tree swallow

  • noun bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
    Iridoprocne bicolor; white-bellied swallow.
  • noun of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
    tree martin; Hirundo nigricans.
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  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of swallows of the genus Hylochelidon which lay their eggs in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and adjacent regions. Called also martin in Australia.
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Tree swift

  • noun birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees
    crested swift.
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  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of swifts of the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia.
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Tree tiger

  • (Zoöl.), a leopard.
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Tree toad

  • noun arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
    tree toad; tree frog.
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  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of amphibians belonging to Hyla and allied genera of the family Hylidæ. They are related to the common frogs and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of trees. Only one species (Hyla arborea) is found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United States (H. versicolor) is noted for the facility with which it changes its colors. Called also tree frog. See also Piping frog, under Piping, and Cricket frog, under Cricket.
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tree tobacco

  • noun evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock
    mustard tree; Nicotiana glauca.
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tree tomato

  • noun South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor
    tamarillo.
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tree trunk

  • noun the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
    bole; trunk.
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tree wallaby

  • noun arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length
    tree kangaroo.
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Tree warbler

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of arboreal warblers belonging to Phylloscopus and allied genera.
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Tree wool

  • (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of pine trees.
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tree-frog

  • noun arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
    tree toad; tree frog.
  • noun any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
    tree frog.
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tree-living

  • adjective inhabiting or frequenting trees
    arboreal; arboreous.
    • arboreal apes
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tree-shaped

  • adjective satellite resembling a tree in form and branching structure
    arboresque; treelike; arboreal; arborescent; dendriform; arboriform; arboreous; dendroidal; dendroid.
    • arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda
    • dendriform sponges
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tree-worship

  • noun the worship of trees
    arborolatry.
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Trumpet tree

  • noun tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems
    Cecropia peltata; imbauba; trumpetwood; snake wood; trumpet-wood.
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  • . (Bot.) See Trumpetwood.
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tule tree

  • noun Mexico's most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma cypress more than 2,000 years old with a girth of 165 feet at Santa Maria del Tule
    Ahuehuete.
    • some say the Tule tree is the world's largest single biomass
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Tulip tree

  • noun tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
    yellow poplar; Liriodendron tulipifera; tulip poplar; canary whitewood.
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  • . (a) A large American tree bearing tuliplike flowers. See Liriodendron. (b) A West Indian malvaceous tree (Paritium, ∨ Hibiscus, tiliaceum).
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tulipwood tree

  • noun any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood
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tung tree

  • noun Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
    Aleurites fordii; tung; tung tree.
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tung-oil tree

  • noun Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
    Aleurites fordii; tung; tung tree.
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tupelo tree

  • noun any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
    tupelo.
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Turpentine tree

  • (Bot.), the terebinth tree, the original source of turpentine. See Turpentine, above.
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Umbra tree

  • (Bot.), a tree (Phytolacca diocia) of the same genus as pokeweed. It is native of South America, but is now grown in southern Europe. It has large dark leaves, and a somber aspect. The juice of its berries is used for coloring wine.
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Umbrella tree

  • noun erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves
    Brassaia actinophylla; Schefflera actinophylla.
  • noun small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
    umbrella magnolia; elkwood; Magnolia tripetala; elk-wood.
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  • (Bot.), a kind of magnolia (M. Umbrella) with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike clusters at the ends of the branches. It is a native of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. Other plants in various countries are called by this name, especially a kind of screw pine (Pandanus odoratissimus).
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Varnish tree

  • noun large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
    candlenut; Aleurites moluccana.
  • noun small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
    Japanese sumac; lacquer tree; Rhus verniciflua; Toxicodendron vernicifluum; Chinese lacquer tree; Japanese varnish tree; Japanese lacquer tree.
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  • (Bot.), a tree or shrub from the juice or resin of which varnish is made, as some species of the genus Rhus, especially R. vernicifera of Japan. The black varnish of Burmah is obtained from the Melanorrh&oe;a usitatissima, a tall East Indian tree of the Cashew family. See Copal, and Mastic.
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Vinegar tree

  • noun deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries
    staghorn sumac; velvet sumac; Rhus typhina; Virginian sumac.
  • noun common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
    smooth sumac; Rhus glabra; scarlet sumac.
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  • (Bot.), the stag-horn sumac (Rhus typhina), whose acid berries have been used to intensify the sourness of vinegar.
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walnut tree

  • noun any of various trees of the genus Juglans
    walnut.
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Water locust tree

  • (Bot.), a small swamp tree (Gleditschia monosperma), of the Southern United States.
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water tree

Wa"ter tree`
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  1. (Bot.) A climbing shrub (Tetracera alnifolia, ∨ potatoria) of Western Africa, which pours out a watery sap from the freshly cut stems.
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Wax tree

  • (Bot.) (a) A tree or shrub (Ligustrum lucidum) of China, on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance resembling white wax. (b) A kind of sumac (Rhus succedanea) of Japan, the berries of which yield a sort of wax. (c) A rubiaceous tree (Elæagia utilis) of New Grenada, called by the inhabitants "arbol del cera."
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Wayfaring tree

  • noun vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black
    twistwood; Viburnum lantana; twist wood.
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  • (Bot.), a European shrub (Viburnum lantana) having large ovate leaves and dense cymes of small white flowers.
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weeping tree broom

  • noun small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent two-seeded pods
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Wheel tree

  • noun eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers
    Stenocarpus sinuatus; firewheel tree.
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  • (Bot.), a tree (Aspidosperma excelsum) of Guiana, which has a trunk so curiously fluted that a transverse section resembles the hub and spokes of a coarsely made wheel. See Paddlewood.
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white cinnamon tree

  • noun large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes
    Canella-alba; Canella winterana; wild cinnamon.
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white silk-cotton tree

  • noun massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
    Ceiba pentandra; God tree; Bombay ceiba; kapok; silk-cotton tree; ceiba tree.
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white wax tree

  • noun erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet
    Ligustrum lucidum; Chinese privet.
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whitten tree

Whit"ten tree`
Etymology
Probably from white; cf. AS. hwitingtreów.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Either of two shrubs (Viburnum Lantana, and V. Opulus), so called on account of their whitish branches.
Webster 1913

wicken tree

Wick"en tree`
Definitions
  1. Same as Quicken tree.
Webster 1913

Wig tree

  • noun Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke
    Cotinus coggygria; Venetian sumac.
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  • . (Bot.) See Smoke tree, under Smoke.
Webster 1913

wild cherry tree

  • noun an uncultivated cherry tree
    wild cherry.
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wild china tree

  • noun deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin
    Sapindus marginatus; Sapindus drumondii.
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wild mango tree

  • noun African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that resists termites
    Irvingia gabonensis; wild mango; dika.
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wild medlar tree

  • noun small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit
    medlar; Vangueria infausta; wild medlar.
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wild plum tree

  • noun an uncultivated plum tree or shrub
    wild plum.
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wild service tree

  • noun European tree bearing edible small speckled brown fruit
    Sorbus torminalis.
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willow tree

  • noun any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
    willow.
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winged spindle tree

  • noun bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China
    Euonymous alatus.
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winter's bark tree

  • noun South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood
    Drimys winteri; winter's bark.
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witch-tree

Witch"-tree` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The witch-hazel.
Webster 1913

yellow mombin tree

  • noun tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit
    hog plum; Spondias mombin; yellow mombin.
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yellowwood tree

  • noun any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract
    yellowwood.
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zebrawood tree

  • noun any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood
    zebrawood.
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