Tree synonyms

An evergreen plant or tree, including most conifers and many broad-leaved plants, as some rhododendrons, hollies, etc.

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The definition of a shrub is a small woody plant with multiple permanent stems that are usually a little smaller than a tree.

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arboreal

Living in trees; arboreous:

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arborescent

Treelike in shape or growth; branching

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(small) staddle

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elder

Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).

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arboresque

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corner

A threatening or embarrassing position from which escape is difficult:

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spinney

(UK) A small copse or wood, especially one planted as a shelter for game birds.

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coppice

A thicket or grove of small trees or shrubs, especially one maintained by periodic cutting or pruning to encourage suckering, as in the cultivation of cinnamon trees for their bark.

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dendriform

Shaped like a tree

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copse

A thicket of small trees or shrubs; a coppice.

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fir

Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies, having linear flattened needles and erect cones with deciduous scales.

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bosky

Bushy, bristling.

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maple

Any of a large genus (Acer) of trees of the maple family, grown for wood, sap, or shade

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conifer

Any of various mostly needle-leaved or scale-leaved, chiefly evergreen, cone-bearing gymnospermous trees or shrubs of the order Coniferales, such as pines, spruces, and firs.

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deciduous

Falling off or shed at a particular season or stage of growth, as antlers.

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oak

(Countable) A tree of the genus Quercus.

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red-oak

(Usually countable, Australia) Carnarvonia araliifolia, a rainforest tree from Australia.

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(with top cut off) pollard

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(young) sapling

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arboretum

A place where many varieties of trees are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

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banyan

A type of loose gown worn in India.

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birch

A birch rod or bunch of twigs used for whipping

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bolling

A tree from which the branches have been cut; a pollard.

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pine

Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Pinus, having fascicles of needle-shaped leaves and producing woody seed-bearing cones. These trees are widely cultivated for ornament and shade and for their timber and resinous sap, which yields turpentine and pine tar.

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seedling

A young plant, especially one that grows from a seed, rather than from a cutting, for example.

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silva

A book or treatise describing the trees of a certain area

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timber

Trees or forests collectively

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tree diagram

a figure that branches from a single root

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shoetree

stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree

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leafless (related)

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multi-stemmed (related)

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eucalypt (related)

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bough (related)

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horse-chestnut (related)

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monkey-puzzle (related)

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sycamore (related)

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yew (related)

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brushwood (related)

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pleach (related)

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magnolia

The flower

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arborous

(Obsolete) Formed by trees.

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dendroid

Treelike in form

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dendrophagous

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dendrophilous

Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.

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cedar

(Countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.

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ash

The wood

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beech

The wood of any of these trees, used for flooring, containers, plywood, and tool handles.

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boscage

A mass of trees or shrubs; a thicket.

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carob

The fruit of that tree.

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elm

(Countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers

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locust

A locust tree.

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palm

A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.

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tamarisk (related)

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twig (related)

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arboraceous

Of or pertaining to trees

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alder

Any of a small group of rapidly growing trees and shrubs (genus Alnus) of the birch family, having toothed leaves and catkins, and growing in cool, moist soil in temperate and cold climates: the bark is used in dyeing and tanning, the wood is used for bridges and piles because it resists underwater rot, and the roots, which contain nitrogen-fixing organisms, help colonize raw soil

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Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree

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

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lin

A steep ravine.

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arboriform

Resembling a tree in shape or appearance.

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hornbeam (related)

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