shade tree

noun

: a tree grown primarily to produce shade

Examples of shade tree in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The school said a delivery truck previously uprooted the shade tree that once occupied the space, and when it wasn’t replaced, students began using the empty bed to grow plants instead. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Public access would begin in the third phase, with improvements to the front lawn and kitchen garden, along with shade trees, seating and accessible pathways. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

For example, opt for small trees such as Japanese maple, flowering dogwood, crabapple, serviceberry, and redbud rather than towering shade trees. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026

Medium Trees Medium-sized trees include shade trees and ornamental trees that grow up to 40 feet tall. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shade tree

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy

Kids Definition

shade tree

noun

: a tree grown chiefly to make shade