tree

/tɹiː/
noun 7verb 4name 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

deciduous, evergreen | coniferous | native | exotic, tropical | ornamental | forest, woodland | big, great, high, huge, large, massive, mighty, tall | low, small, stunted | mature | bare, leafless

shady

The children played games under a shady tree during their lunch break.

shade

We sat under the shade trees in the park and enjoyed our picnic lunch.

hollow

gnarled

The gnarled oak tree in our garden has stood for over two hundred years.

fruit | apple, peach, pear, etc. | beech, elm, oak, willow, etc. | Christmas

QUANT

clump, copse, grove | avenue, belt, line

VERB + TREE

plant | climb

chop down, cut down, fell

Workers had to chop down several old oak trees to make room for the new road.

uproot

The storm uprooted several large trees in our neighborhood last night.

prune

TREE + VERB

grow

stand

A tall pine tree stands in the middle of our garden and provides shade during summer.

line sth

Oak trees lined both sides of the country road leading to the old farmhouse.

sway

The old oak tree swayed back and forth during the strong storm last night.

be blown down, blow down

produce sth

The apple tree produces enough fruit for the whole neighborhood every autumn.

TREE + NOUN

bark, branch, leaves, root, stump, trunk | tops (also treetops)

canopy

The thick tree canopy provided shade for the picnic area on that hot summer day.

cover

The forest's thick tree cover protected the hikers from the heavy rain.

felling, planting | species

line (also treeline)

We hiked above the treeline where only hardy shrubs and grasses could survive.

belt

A thick tree belt protected the village from strong coastal winds.

growth

rings

Scientists can determine how old a tree is by counting its rings.

damage

The storm caused severe tree damage throughout the neighborhood, with branches scattered across several streets.

nursery

My grandmother started a small tree nursery in her backyard to grow saplings for the neighborhood.

surgeon

PREP

in a/the ~

My cat got stuck in a tree and the firefighters had to rescue her.

on a/the ~

The cat got stuck on a tree and we had to call the fire department for help.

under a ~

The children played under a tree while their parents watched from nearby.

up a/the ~

The children climbed up the tree in the park to get a better view of the birds.

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