tree /tri/
1. a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
synset: tree
2. a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree"
synset: tree, tree_diagram
3. English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
synset: Tree, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree
1. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
2. plant with trees; "this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer"
synset: tree
3. chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels"
synset: tree
4. stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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