shade tree

noun

: a tree grown primarily to produce shade

Examples of shade tree in a Sentence

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Your neighbor has a gorgeous shade tree with branches that stretch across the fence-line. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025 Now — finally — Crystal Springs Hideaway is serving morning coffees and prize-winning pastries under the shade trees at its historic location, a 101-year-old home at 113 Roberts Cut Off Road. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025 White oak White oak is a large shade tree displays deep red to coppery-brown fall color. Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025 Agroforestry involves planting or conserving shade trees in and around coffee plots to maintain the tree canopy. Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shade tree

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shade tree was in 1806

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“Shade tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shade%20tree. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

shade tree

noun
: a tree grown chiefly to make shade
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