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tree

UK/tɹiː/ US/t̠ʰɹʷiː/ common slang
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

2.

a figure that branches from a single root

  • “genealogical tree”
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3.

English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)

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verb

1.

chase a bear up a tree with dogs and kill it

Origin

From Middle English trau, tre, tree, treo, treou, trew, trewe, troe, trouȝh, trouȝgh, trow, trowe, from Old English trēo, trēow, trēu, trīo, trīow, trȳw (“tree; wood; forest; beam, cudgel, log; cross”), from Proto-West Germanic *treu, from Proto-Germanic *trewą (“tree”), from pre-Germanic *dréwom, thematic e-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”).

Phrases

  • Apple Tree Creek
  • Apple Tree Flat
  • Appletree Flat
  • Cabbage Tree
  • Cabbage Tree Creek
  • Cabbage Tree Island
  • camouflage tree
  • Cherry Tree Hill

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