English-Thai Dictionary

tree

N ต้นไม้  ต้น  ton-mai

 

tree

N แผนผัง รูป ต้นไม้  pan-pang-rub-ton-mai

 

tree

VT ไล่ ขึ้นต้น ไม้  sai-kuan-ton-mai

 

tree shrew

N กระแต  kra-tea

 

tree surgery

N การ ตัดแต่ง ต้นไม้  kan-tad-tang-ton-mai

 

treefoil

N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง  phud-cha-nid-nuang

 

treenail

N สลัก ไม้ ที่ ใช้ ยึดติด ท่อนไม้ 

 

treetop

N ยอดไม้  yod-mai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TREE

n. 1. The general name of the largest of the vegetable kind, consisting of a firm woody stem springing from woody roots, and spreading above into branches which terminate in leaves. A tree differs from a shrub principally in size, many species of trees growing to the highth of fifty or sixty feet, and some species to seventy or eighty, and a few, particularly the pine, to a much greater highth.
Trees are of various kinds; as nuciferous, or nut-bearing trees; bacciferous, or berry-bearing; coniferous, or cone-bearing, etc. Some are forest-trees, and useful for timber or fuel; others are fruit trees, and cultivated in gardens and orchards; others are used chiefly for shade and ornament.
2. Something resembling a tree, consisting of a stem or stalk and branches; as a genealogical tree.
3. In ship-building, pieces of timber are called chess-trees, cross-trees, roof-trees, tressel-trees, etc.
4. In Scripture, a cross.
--Jesus, whom they slew and hanged on a tree. Acts 1 :39.
5. Wood.

 

TREE-FROG

n.[tree and frog. ] A species of frog, the Rana arborea, found on trees and shrubs; called by the older writers, Ranunculus viridis.

 

TREE-GERMANDER

n.A plant of the genus Teucrium.

 

TREE-LOUSE

n.[tree and louse. ] An insect of the genus Aphis.

 

TREE-MOSS

n.A species of lichen.

 

TREEN

a.Wooden; made of wood.

 

TREEN

n.The old plural of tree.

 

TREE-NAIL

n.[tree and nail; commonly pronounced trunnel. ] A long wooden pin, used in fastening the planks of a ship to the timbers.

 

TREE-OF-LIFE

n.An evergreen tree of the genus Thuja.

 

TREE-TOAD

n.[tree and toad. ] A small species of toad in N. America, found on trees. This animal croaks chiefly in the evening and after a rain.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TREE

Tree, n. Etym: [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. treó, treów, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr, OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr, Dan. træ, Sw. trä, träd, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dru tree, wood, daru wood. Dryad, Germander, Tar, n., Trough. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any perennial woody plant of considerable size (usually over twenty feet high ) and growing with a single trunk.

 

Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case, is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree, fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.

 

2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and branches; as, a genealogical tree.

 

3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber; -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree, chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.

 

4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree. [Jesus ] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. Acts x. 39.

 

5. Wood; timber. [Obs. ] Chaucer. In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of silver but also of tree and of earth. Wyclif (2 Tim. ii. 2 ).

 

6. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution. See Lead tree, under Lead. Tree bear (Zoöl.), the raccoon. [Local, U.S.] -- Tree beetle (Zoöl.) any one of numerous species of beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the goldsmith beetle. -- Tree bug (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of, trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma, Rhaphigaster, and allied genera. -- Tree cat (Zool.), the common paradoxure (Paradoxurus musang ). -- Tree clover (Bot. ), a tall kind of melilot (Melilotus alba ). See Melilot. -- Tree crab (Zoöl.), the purse crab. See under Purse. -- Tree creeper (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of arboreal creepers belonging to Certhia, Climacteris, and allied genera. See Creeper, 3. -- Tree cricket (Zoöl.), a nearly white arboreal American cricket (Ecanthus nivoeus ) which is noted for its loud stridulation; -- called also white cricket. -- Tree crow (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Old World crows belonging to Crypsirhina and allied genera, intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth. -- Tree dove (Zoöl.) any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to Macropygia and allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit. -- Tree duck (Zoöl.), any one of several species of ducks belonging to Dendrocygna and allied genera. These ducks have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. -- Tree fern (Bot. ), an arborescent fern having a straight trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most of the existing species are tropical. -- Tree fish (Zoöl.), a California market fish (Sebastichthys serriceps ). -- Tree frog. (Zoöl.) (a ) Same as Tree toad. (b ) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs belonging to Chiromantis, Rhacophorus, and allied genera of the family Ranidæ. Their toes are furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog (see under Flying ) is an example. -- Tree goose (Zoöl.), the bernicle goose. -- Tree hopper (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a spine or crest. -- Tree jobber (Zoöl.), a woodpecker. [Obs. ] -- Tree kangaroo. (Zoöl.) See Kangaroo. -- Tree lark (Zoöl.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng. ] -- Tree lizard (Zoöl.), any one of a group of Old World arboreal lizards (Dendrosauria ) comprising the chameleons. -- Tree lobster. (Zoöl.) Same as Tree crab, above. -- Tree louse (Zoöl.), any aphid; a plant louse. -- Tree moss. (Bot. ) (a ) Any moss or lichen growing on trees. (b )Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree. -- Tree mouse (Zoöl.), any one of several species of African mice of the subfamily Dendromyinæ. They have long claws and habitually live in trees. -- Tree nymph, a wood nymph. See Dryad. -- Tree of a saddle, a saddle frame. -- Tree of heaven (Bot. ), an ornamental tree (Ailantus glandulosus ) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor. -- Tree of life (Bot. ), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor vitæ. -- Tree onion (Bot. ), a species of garlic (Allium proliferum ) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or among its flowers. -- Tree oyster (Zoöl.), a small American oyster (Ostrea folium ) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree; -- called also raccoon oyster. -- Tree pie (Zoöl.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus Dendrocitta. The tree pies are allied to the magpie. -- Tree pigeon (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga, and allied genera. -- Tree pipit. (Zoöl.) See under Pipit. -- Tree porcupine (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging to the genera Chætomys and Sphingurus. They have an elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed with bristles. One South American species (S. villosus ) is called also couiy; another (S. prehensilis ) is called also coendou. -- Tree rat (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera Capromys and Plagiodon. They are allied to the porcupines. -- Tree serpent (Zoöl.), a tree snake. -- Tree shrike (Zoöl.), a bush shrike. -- Tree snake (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of snakes of the genus Dendrophis. They live chiefly among the branches of trees, and are not venomous. -- Tree sorrel (Bot. ), a kind of sorrel (Rumex Lunaria ) which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and Teneriffe. -- Tree sparrow (Zoöl.) any one of several species of small arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow (Spizella monticola ),and the common European species (Passer montanus ). -- Tree swallow (Zoöl.), any one of several species of swallows of the genus Hylochelidon which lay their eggs in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and adjacent regions. Called also martin in Australia. -- Tree swift (Zoöl.), any one of several species of swifts of the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. -- Tree tiger (Zoöl.), a leopard. -- Tree toad (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of amphibians belonging to Hyla and allied genera of the family Hylidæ. They are related to the common frogs and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of trees. Only one species (Hyla arborea ) is found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United States (H. versicolor ) is noted for the facility with which it changes its colors. Called also tree frog. See also Piping frog, under Piping, and Cricket frog, under Cricket. -- Tree warbler (Zoöl.), any one of several species of arboreal warblers belonging to Phylloscopus and allied genera. -- Tree wool (Bot. ), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of pine trees.

 

TREE

Tree, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Treed; p. pr. & vb. n. Treeing.]

 

1. To drive to a tree; to cause to ascend a tree; as, a dog trees a squirrel. J. Burroughs.

 

2. To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree; as, to tree a boot. See Tree, n., 3.

 

TREEBEARD

TREEBEARD Tree "beard `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A pendulous branching lichen (Usnea barbata ); -- so called from its resemblance to hair.

 

TREE BURIAL

TREE BURIAL Tree burial.

 

Defn: Disposal of the dead by placing the corpse among the branches of a tree or in a hollow trunk, a practice among many primitive peoples.

 

TREE CALF

TREE CALF Tree calf.

 

Defn: A bright brown polished calfskin binding of books, stained with a conventional treelike design.

 

TREEFUL

Tree "ful, n.; pl. Treefuls (.

 

Defn: The quantity or number which fills a tree.

 

TREELESS

TREELESS Tree "less, a

 

Defn: Destitute of trees. C. Kingsley.

 

TREEN

Treen, a. Etym: [AS. treówen.]

 

1. Made of wood; wooden. [Obs. ] " Treen cups." Camden.

 

2. Relating to, or drawn from, trees. [Obs. ] Spenser. Treen liquors, especially that of the date. Evelyn.

 

TREEN

TREEN Treen, obs.

 

Defn: pl. of Tree. " The shady treen. " Fairfax.

 

TREENAIL

Tree "nail `, n. Etym: [Tree + nail. ] (Shipbuilding )

 

Defn: A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other. [Written also trenail, and trunnel. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tree

tree |trē tri | ▶noun 1 a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground. Compare with shrub 1. • (in general use ) any bush, shrub, or herbaceous plant with a tall erect stem, e.g., a banana plant. 2 a wooden structure or part of a structure. • archaic or literary the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. • archaic a gallows or gibbet. 3 a thing that has a branching structure resembling that of a tree. • (also tree diagram ) a diagram with a structure of branching connecting lines, representing different processes and relationships. ▶verb ( trees, treeing, treed ) [ with obj. ] 1 force (a hunted animal ) to take refuge in a tree. • informal force (someone ) into a difficult situation. 2 (as adj. treed ) (of an area ) planted with trees: sparsely treed grasslands. PHRASES out of one's tree informal completely stupid; insane. up a tree informal in a difficult situation without escape; cornered. DERIVATIVES tree less adjective, tree less ness noun, tree like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English trēow, trēo: from a Germanic variant of an Indo-European root shared by Greek doru ‘wood, spear, ’ drus ‘oak. ’

 

tree calf

tree calf ▶noun calfskin stained with a treelike design and used in bookbinding.

 

treecreeper

tree creep er |ˈtrēˌkrēpər ˈtrikripər | ▶noun a small songbird with drab plumage and a down-curved bill that creeps around on the trunks of trees to search for insects. Compare with creeper ( sense 2 ). [● a Eurasian and North American bird (Certhia, family Certhiidae, in particular the common C. familiaris ). ● an Australasian bird (family Climacteridae and genus Climacteris ).]

 

tree diagram

tree di a gram |tri ˈdaɪəˌɡræm | ▶noun see tree ( sense 3 of the noun ).

 

tree duck

tree duck ▶noun another term for whistling duck.

 

tree fern

tree fern ▶noun a large palmlike fern with a trunklike stem bearing a crown of large fronds, sometimes reaching a height of 24 m and occurring chiefly in the tropics, particularly the southern hemisphere. [Cyatheaceae and related families, class Filicopsida: seven genera, in particular Cyathea and Dicksonia. ]

 

tree frog

tree frog |tri frɔɡ | ▶noun an arboreal frog that has long toes with adhesive disks and is typically small and brightly colored. [Families Hylidae (of Eurasia, America, and Australia ) and Rhacophoridae (of Africa and Asia ): numerous species, including the common green tree frog (Hyla arborea ) of southern Europe. ]

 

tree heath

tree heath ▶noun a white-flowered shrub or tree of the heather family, with woody nodules that are used to make briar pipes. It is native to southern Europe and parts of Africa. Also called briar 2. ●Erica arborea, family Ericaceae.

 

treehopper

tree hop per |ˈtrēˌhäpər ˈtrihɑpər | ▶noun a tree-dwelling jumping bug that lives chiefly in the tropics. A tall backward-curving projection of the thorax gives the bug a thornlike appearance for camouflage. [Family Membracidae, suborder Homoptera: species, including the bright green buffalo treehopper (Stictocephalus bisonia ) of North America. ]

 

tree house

tree house |ˈtri ˌhaʊs |(also treehouse ) ▶noun a structure built in the branches of a tree for children to play in.

 

tree-hugger

tree-hug ger ▶noun informal, chiefly derogatory an environmental campaigner (used in reference to the practice of embracing a tree in an attempt to prevent it from being felled ). DERIVATIVES tree-hug ging noun

 

tree kangaroo

tree kan ga roo ▶noun an agile tree-climbing kangaroo with a long furred tail, and fore- and hind limbs that are of almost equal length, found in the rain forests of Australia and New Guinea. [Genus Dendrolagus, family Macropodidae: six species. ]

 

tree line

tree line ▶noun another term for timberline.

 

tree lupin

tree lupin ▶noun a shrubby yellow-flowered Californian lupin, widely planted to reclaim sandy land. ●Lupinus arboreus, family Leguminosae.

 

tree mallow

tree mal ¦low ▶noun a tall woody-stemmed European mallow of coastal regions. ●Lavatera arborea, family Malvaceae.

 

treen

treen |trēn trin | ▶noun (also treenware |-ˌwe (ə )r |) [ treated as pl. ] small domestic wooden objects, esp. antiques. ▶adjective chiefly archaic wooden. ORIGIN Old English trēowen ‘wooden ’ (see tree, -en 2 ).

 

treenail

tree nail |ˈtrēˌnāl, ˈtrenl ˈtrineɪl | ▶noun a trunnel.

 

tree of heaven

tree of heav en ▶noun a fast-growing Chinese ailanthus that is widely cultivated as an ornamental. [Ailanthus altissima, family Simaroubaceae. ]

 

tree of knowledge

tree of know ledge (also tree of the knowledge of good and evil ) ▶noun (in the Bible ) the tree in the Garden of Eden bearing the forbidden fruit that Adam and Eve disobediently ate (Gen. 2:9, 3 ).

 

tree of life

tree of life ▶noun 1 (Tree of Life ) (in the Bible ) a tree in the Garden of Eden whose fruit imparts eternal life (Gen. 3:22 –24 ). • an imaginary branching, treelike structure representing the evolutionary divergence of all living creatures. • (in cabalism ) a diagram in the form of a tree bearing spheres that represent the sephiroth. 2 the thuja or arbor vitae.

 

tree pie

tree pie ▶noun a long-tailed tree-dwelling Asian crow, with blackish or brown and grey plumage. ●Family Corvidae: three genera, in particular Dendrocitta, and several species. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: pie from pie 2 .

 

tree pipit

tree pip it ▶noun a widespread Old World pipit that inhabits open country with scattered trees. [Anthus trivialis, family Motacillidae. ]

 

Tree Planters’ State

Tree Plant ers ’ State a nickname for the state of Nebraska.

 

tree ring

tree ring ▶noun each of a number of concentric rings in the cross section of a tree trunk, representing a single year's growth.

 

tree shrew

tree shrew ▶noun a small squirrellike insectivorous mammal with a pointed snout, native to Southeast Asia, esp. Borneo. [Family Tupaiidae and order Scandentia: several genera, in particular Tupaia; tree shrews were formerly placed with either the insectivores or the primates. ]

 

tree snake

tree snake ▶noun a harmless arboreal snake, typically very slender and able to mimic a twig. [Several genera in the family Colubridae, e.g., Dendrelaphis and Ahaetulla (of Asia ), and Leptophis and Oxybelis (of America ).]

 

tree sparrow

tree spar row ▶noun 1 a Eurasian sparrow with a chocolate-brown cap in both sexes, inhabiting agricultural land. [Passer montanus, family Passeridae (or Ploceidae ).] 2 a migratory sparrowlike songbird of the bunting family, breeding on the edge of the North American tundra. [Spizella arborea, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizidae ).]

 

tree squirrel

tree squir rel ▶noun an arboreal squirrel that is typically active in daylight and does not hibernate. [Sciurus and other genera, family Sciuridae: numerous species. ]

 

tree structure

tree struc ture |tri ˈstrək (t )ʃər | ▶noun Computing a structure that has successive branchings or subdivisions.

 

tree surgeon

tree sur geon |tri ˈsərʤən | ▶noun a person who prunes and treats old or damaged trees in order to preserve them. DERIVATIVES tree sur ger y noun

 

tree swallow

tree swal low ▶noun a North American swallow that nests in trees. [Tachycineta bicolor. ]

 

tree toad

tree toad ▶noun another term for tree frog.

 

tree tomato

tree to ma to ▶noun another term for tamarillo.

 

treetop

tree top |ˈtrēˌtäp ˈtriˌtɑp | ▶noun (usu. treetops ) the uppermost part of a tree.

 

tree trunk

tree trunk ▶noun the main woody stem of a tree, from which its branches grow.

 

treeware

tree |ware |ˈtriːwɛə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal paper-based printed material, typically as contrasted with media that store or convey information electronically.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tree

tree |triː | ▶noun 1 a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground. • (in general use ) any bush, shrub, or herbaceous plant with a tall erect stem, e.g. a banana plant. 2 a wooden structure or part of a structure. • archaic or literary the cross on which Christ was crucified. • archaic a gibbet. 3 a thing that has a branching structure resembling that of a tree. • (also tree diagram ) a diagram with a structure of branching connecting lines, representing different processes and relationships. ▶verb ( trees, treeing, treed ) [ with obj. ] 1 N. Amer. force (a hunted animal ) to take refuge in a tree. • informal, chiefly US force (someone ) into a difficult situation. 2 (as adj. treed ) (of an area ) planted with trees: sparsely treed grasslands. PHRASES out of one's tree informal completely stupid; mad. up a tree informal, chiefly N. Amer. in a difficult situation without escape; cornered. DERIVATIVES treeless adjective, treelessness noun, tree-like adjective ORIGIN Old English trēow, trēo: from a Germanic variant of an Indo-European root shared by Greek doru ‘wood, spear ’, drus ‘oak ’.

 

tree calf

tree calf ▶noun [ mass noun ] calfskin stained with a tree-like design and used in bookbinding.

 

treecreeper

tree |creep ¦er |ˈtriːkriːpə | ▶noun a small songbird with drab plumage and a downcurved bill, which creeps about on the trunks of trees to search for insects. Compare with creeper ( sense 2 ). ● a Eurasian and North American bird (Certhia, family Certhiidae, in particular the common C. familiaris ). ● an Australasian bird (family Climacteridae and genus Climacteris ).

 

tree diagram

tree dia |gram ▶noun see tree ( sense 3 of the noun ).

 

tree duck

tree duck ▶noun another term for whistling duck.

 

tree fern

tree fern ▶noun a large palm-like fern with a trunk-like stem bearing a crown of large fronds, sometimes reaching a height of 24 m and occurring chiefly in the tropics, particularly the southern hemisphere. ●Cyatheaceae and related families, class Filicopsida: seven genera, in particular Cyathea and Dicksonia.

 

tree frog

tree frog ▶noun an arboreal frog that has long toes with adhesive disks and is typically small and brightly coloured. ●Families Hylidae (of Eurasia, America, and Australia ) and Rhacophoridae (of Africa and Asia ): numerous species, including the common green tree frog (Hyla arborea ) of southern Europe.

 

tree heath

tree heath ▶noun a white-flowered shrub or tree of the heather family, with woody nodules that are used to make briar pipes. It is native to southern Europe and parts of Africa. Also called briar 2. ●Erica arborea, family Ericaceae.

 

treehopper

tree |hop ¦per ▶noun a tree-dwelling jumping bug that lives chiefly in the tropics. A tall backward-curving projection of the thorax gives the bug a thornlike appearance for camouflage. ●Family Membracidae, suborder Homoptera: many species, including the bright green buffalo treehopper (Stictocephalus bisonia ) of North America.

 

tree house

tree house ▶noun a structure built in the branches of a tree for children to play in.

 

tree-hugger

tree-hugger ▶noun informal, chiefly derogatory an environmental campaigner (used in reference to the practice of embracing a tree in an attempt to prevent it from being felled ). DERIVATIVES tree-hugging noun

 

tree kangaroo

tree kan ¦ga |roo ▶noun an agile tree-climbing kangaroo with a long furred tail, and fore- and hindlimbs that are of almost equal length, found in the rainforests of Queensland and New Guinea. ●Genus Dendrolagus, family Macropodidae: six species.

 

treeline

tree |line |ˈtriːlʌɪn | ▶noun (on a mountain ) the line or altitude above which no trees grow. • (in high northern (or southern ) latitudes ) the line north (or south ) of which no trees grow.

 

tree lupin

tree lupin ▶noun a shrubby yellow-flowered Californian lupin, widely planted to reclaim sandy land. ●Lupinus arboreus, family Leguminosae.

 

tree mallow

tree mal ¦low ▶noun a tall woody-stemmed European mallow of coastal regions. ●Lavatera arborea, family Malvaceae.

 

treen

treen |triːn | ▶noun [ treated as pl. ] small domestic wooden objects, especially antiques. ▶adjective chiefly archaic wooden: a treen snuffbox. ORIGIN Old English trēowen ‘wooden ’ (see tree, -en 2 ).

 

treenail

tree nail |ˈtrēˌnāl, ˈtrenl ˈtrineɪl | ▶noun a trunnel.

 

treenail

treenail |ˈtriːneɪl |(also trenail or US trunnel |ˈtrʌn (ə )l |) ▶noun a hard wooden pin used for fastening timbers together.

 

tree of heaven

tree of heaven ▶noun a tall, fast-growing Chinese tree, widely cultivated as an ornamental and shade tree. ●Ailanthus altissima, family Simaroubaceae.

 

tree of knowledge

tree of knowledge (also tree of knowledge of good and evil ) ▶noun (in the Bible ) the tree in the Garden of Eden bearing the forbidden fruit which Adam and Eve disobediently ate (Gen. 2:9, 3 ).

 

tree of life

tree of life ▶noun 1 (Tree of Life ) (in the Bible ) the tree in the Garden of Eden bearing fruit which gave eternal life (Gen. 3:22 –24 ). • (in the Kabbalah ) a diagram in the form of a tree bearing spheres which represent the sephiroth. 2 the thuja or arbor vitae.

 

tree pie

tree pie ▶noun a long-tailed tree-dwelling Asian crow, with blackish or brown and grey plumage. ●Family Corvidae: three genera, in particular Dendrocitta, and several species. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: pie from pie 2 .

 

tree pipit

tree pipit ▶noun a widespread Old World pipit which inhabits open country with scattered trees. ●Anthus trivialis, family Motacillidae.

 

tree ring

tree ring ▶noun each of a number of concentric rings in the cross section of a tree trunk, representing a single year's growth.

 

tree shrew

tree shrew ▶noun a small squirrel-like insectivorous mammal with a pointed snout, native to SE Asia, especially Borneo. ●Family Tupaiidae and order Scandentia: several genera, in particular Tupaia; tree shrews were formerly placed with either the insectivores or the primates.

 

tree snake

tree snake ▶noun a harmless arboreal snake, typically very slender and able to mimic a twig. ●Several genera in the family Colubridae, e.g. Dendrelaphis and Ahaetulla (of Asia ), and Leptophis and Oxybelis (of America ).

 

tree sparrow

tree spar |row ▶noun 1 a Eurasian sparrow with a chocolate brown cap in both sexes, inhabiting agricultural land. ●Passer montanus, family Passeridae (or Ploceidae ). 2 a migratory sparrow-like songbird of the bunting family, breeding on the edge of the North American tundra. ●Spizella arborea, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizidae ).

 

tree squirrel

tree squir |rel ▶noun an arboreal squirrel that is typically active in daylight and does not hibernate. ●Sciurus and other genera, family Sciuridae: numerous species.

 

tree structure

tree struc |ture ▶noun Computing a structure in which there are successive branchings or subdivisions.

 

tree surgeon

tree sur |geon ▶noun a person who prunes and treats old or damaged trees in order to preserve them. DERIVATIVES tree surgery noun

 

tree swallow

tree swal low ▶noun a North American swallow that nests in trees. [Tachycineta bicolor. ]

 

tree toad

tree toad ▶noun another term for tree frog.

 

tree tomato

tree to ¦mato ▶noun another term for tamarillo.

 

treetop

tree |top |ˈtriːtɒp | ▶noun (usu. treetops ) the uppermost part of a tree.

 

tree trunk

tree trunk ▶noun the main woody stem of a tree, from which its branches grow.

 

treeware

tree |ware |ˈtriːwɛə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal paper-based printed material, typically as contrasted with media that store or convey information electronically.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tree

tree noun WORD LINKS arboreal living in trees or relating to trees arboriculture, silviculture the growing and cultivation of trees Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tree

tree noun sapling; conifer, evergreen; bush, shrub. WORD LINKS tree arboreal relating to trees dendro- related prefix, as in dendrochronology dendrology study of trees forestry, agroforestry, arboriculture, silviculture farming of trees Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tree

tree /triː /名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 a. 木 , 樹木 ; 立ち木 ; 高木 (!生きた立ち木のことでwoodは材木; 特に高い木をさし, 低木はbush, shrub; ↓) ▸ cut down oak trees かしの木を切り倒す ▸ plant a tree 木を植える ▸ A tree is known by its fruit .木は果実でわかる ; 人はその行為で判断できる 〘聖書より 〙b. 木に似た形状の植物 ▸ a rose [banana ] tree バラ [バナナ ]の木 2 樹形図 ; 樹形 [樹木 ]状のもの ; 樹状結晶 ;〘 コンピュ 〙 (データ構造としての )ツリー ▸ a family tree 家系図 3 木製の物 ▸ a shoe tree (形を保つための )木製の靴型 4 ｟古 ｠絞首台 ;〖しばしばthe ～〗キリストの十字架 .5 クリスマスツリー .b à rk up the wr ò ng tr é e 〖通例進行形で 〗まったくの見当違いをしている ; 非難の相手を間違えている .ò ut of one's tr é e ｟くだけて ｠まぬけで .ù p a tr é e 1 木の上に追い上げられて .2 ｟話 ｠進退きわまって ; ｟米 ｠混乱して .動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 動物 〉を木の上に追い上げる .2 ｟米 くだけて ｠〈人 〉を窮地に追い込む .3 〈靴 〉を靴型にはめる .4 〈物 〉に木の棒 [柄, 木材部など ]を付ける .自動詞 1 木に逃げ登る; (獲物を )木の上に追い上げる .2 (枝の出ている )木の形になる, 樹状になる .～́ f à rm 育林地, 営林地 .～́ f è rn 〘植 〙木生シダ 〘ヘゴなど高木状のシダ 〙.～́ fr ò g 〘動 〙アマガエル .～́ h è ath エイジュ (栄樹 )(briar 2 ).～́ h ò use (子供が遊ぶための )樹上の小屋 .～́ l à wn 芝生緑地帯 〘歩道と車道の間で芝生や樹木を植える部分 〙.～́ l ì ne 〖the ～〗(山や極地方の )樹木限界線 〘それ以上の高度あるいは緯度では高木が生えないという限界線 〙.～̀ of h é aven 〘植 〙ニワウルシ, シンジュ .～̀ of kn ó wledge 〖the ～〗〘聖書 〙知恵の木 ; 善悪の判断 .～̀ of l í fe 〖the ～〗〘聖書 〙命の木 ; 〘植 〙ニオイヒバ .～́ p è ony 〘植 〙ボタン .～́ s ù rgeon 樹木外科医 .～́ s ù rgery 樹木外科手術 〘樹木の病気の処置 〙.～́ tr ù nk 木の幹 .

 

tree-hugger

tr é e-h ù gger 名詞 C ｟米俗 ｠環境保護論者 .

 

treeless

tr é e less 形容詞 樹木のない .

 

tree-lined

tr é e-l ì ned 形容詞 〈街路などが 〉並木になっている .

 

treetop

tr é e t ò p 名詞 C 〖通例 ～s 〗こずえ, 木の頂上 .