tree

noun
trē

A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches.

Example

“Hyperion is the tallest living tree in the world.”

Other meanings

Any other plant (such as a large shrub or herb) that is reminiscent of the above in form and size.
“The banana tree is a tall perennial herb: its trunk is not woody.”
An object made from a tree trunk and having multiple hooks or storage platforms.
“He had the choice of buying a scratching post or a cat tree.”

A kind of

woody plant

Kinds of tree

acacia
coral-wood
ice-cream bean
lead tree
ivory tree
screw pine
ribbon tree
red silk-cotton tree

Example sentences

“The apple never falls far from the tree.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“He stood firm, like the ancient trees.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Which of these trees are native?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "trēo".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “tree” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.