tree

US /triː/
UK /triː/
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1.

a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.

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The old oak tree stood tall in the forest.
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Birds built a nest in the branches of the tree.
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plantshrubsapling
2.

a diagram with a structure of branching connections, for example, a family tree or a decision tree.

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We traced our ancestry using a family tree.
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The software uses a decision tree to analyze data.
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diagramchartstructure
1.

to force (a person or animal) up a tree.

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The dog treed the squirrel, trapping it on a high branch.
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The hunters treed the bear, making it easier to capture.
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cornertrapstrand
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