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tree
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- pronunciation:
- tri
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a woody plant that has a long main trunk and many branches. Trees usually grow quite tall.
树, 乔木
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| definition 2: |
any object that is like a tree.
树状支架
You can hang your coat on the clothes tree.你可以把你的外套关在衣服的挂衣支架上。 |
| definition 3: |
a chart that shows the generations of a family.
家谱
Our family tree has five generations.我们的家谱有五代。 |
| related words: |
bush, timber |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
trees, treeing, treed |
| definition: |
to force to climb up a tree so as to avoid danger.
赶上树
A big dog treed our cat.一只大狗把我们的猫赶上了树。
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| derivations: |
treeless (adj.), treelike (adj.) |
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broader category that includes trees |
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plant |
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see/see also tree |
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plant |
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some activities with trees |
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blaze, cut, grow, log, plant, prune |
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some categories of trees |
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deciduous, perennial |
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some examples of trees |
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alder, almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, balsa, balsam fir, beech, birch, butternut, cacao, carob, cashew, cedar, cherry, chestnut, coconut, cork, crab apple, cypress, dogwood, ebony, elm, eucalyptus, fir, guava, hawthorn, hazel, hemlock, hickory, holly, juniper, larch, laurel, lemon, lime, magnolia, mahogany, maple, mulberry, oak, olive, papaya, peach, pear, pecan, pine, pistachio, pomegranate, poplar, redwood, rhododendron, sequoia, spruce, sumac, walnut, willow, yew |
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some kinds of trees |
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citrus, conifer, evergreen, flowering, fruit, palm |
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some parts of trees |
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bark, bough, branch, bud, crown, flower, foliage, frond, knot, leaf, needle, root, thorn, trunk, twig |
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some people associated with trees |
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logger, lumberjack |
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some people who study trees |
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naturalist |
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some places for trees |
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arbor, brush, forest, grove, jungle, nursery, orchard, thicket, wilderness |
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some things trees provide |
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amber, beauty, chocolate, coffee, cork, dyes, ebony, food, fuel, furniture, gums, hardwood, houses, log, lumber, maple syrup, medicine, oils, oxygen, paper, plastics, poles, resin, rubber, shade, shelter, spices, textiles, tools, turpentine |
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some things built in trees |
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cocoon, hive, nest |
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some things produced by trees |
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acorn, camphor, cone, fruit, nut, resin |
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young trees |
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sapling, seedling |
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