state tree

noun

: a tree selected (as by the legislature) as an emblem of a state of the U.S.

Examples of state tree in a Sentence

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The Mississippi’s state tree, southern magnolia trees, for example, thrive in USDA Zones 7 to 10. Nina Malkin, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024 The Ohio Buckeye is a tree native to the state and is even Ohio’s official state tree. Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024 The loblolly pine is a trademark feature of south Arkansas' landscape, but something is attacking and, in some cases, even killing Arkansas' state tree. Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023 North Carolina North Carolina's state tree is the pine. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for state tree 

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of state tree was in 1917

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“State tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20tree. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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