tree

Universal Words noun a tall plant that can live a long time. Trees have a thick central wooden stem (the TRUNK) from which branches grow, usually with leaves on them: an oak / an ash / a pine tree * to plant a tree * to chop / cut down a tree * They followed a path through the trees. compareBUSH, SHRUB seealsoBAYTREE, CHRISTMASTREE, FAMILYTREE, GUMTREE, PLANETREE IDIOMS see BARKv., FOREST, GROW, TOPn., WOOD