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tree
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noun (n)
- a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- a figure that branches from a single root(noun.shape)Example:
Genealogical tree.
source: wordnet30 - English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- Any perennial woody plant of considerable size (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- plant with trees(verb.contact)Example:
This lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer.
source: wordnet30 - chase an animal up a tree(verb.competition)Example:
The hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it.
Her dog likes to tree squirrels.
source: wordnet30 - To drive to a tree; to cause to ascend a tree; as, a dog trees a squirrel.(verb)source: webster1913
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