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tree
A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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noun
A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
noun
A figure that branches from a single root
“Genealogical tree”
verb
Force a person or an animal into a position from which they cannot escape
verb
Plant with trees
“This lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer”
verb
Chase an animal up a tree
“The hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it”
verb
Stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
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Genealogical tree
This lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer
The hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it
Her dog likes to tree squirrels
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