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

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Utah's state tree is the quaking aspen. The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 July 2022 What is Indiana's state tree? The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2022 See all Example Sentences for state tree 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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