Main Entry:

¹tree

Pronunciation:

\ˈtrē\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English trēow; akin to Old Norse trē tree, Greek drys, Sanskrit dāru wood

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: a woody perennial plant having a single usually elongate main stem generally with few or no branches on its lower part b: a shrub or herb of arborescent form <rose trees> <a banana tree>2 a (1): a piece of wood (as a post or pole) usually adapted to a particular use or forming part of a structure or implement (2)archaic : the cross on which Jesus was crucified barchaic : gallows3: something in the form of or resembling a tree: as a: a diagram or graph that branches usually from a simple stem or vertex without forming loops or polygons <a genealogical tree> <phylogenetic trees> b: a much-branched system of channels especially in an animal body <the vascular tree> 4: saddletree

— tree·less \-ləs\ adjective

— tree·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective