tree

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /triː/ or [t̠r̠̊˔ʷɪi̯]
• (US) enPR: trē, IPA ^(key): /tri/ or [t̠r̠̊˔ʷi]

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Noun

Singular tree

Plural trees

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pine apple tree beech birch oak

1. A tree is a tall plant of wood.

   I'm going to climb a tree.

2. A tree is a map of ideas that looks like the plant.

   My family tree shows how I am related to all my family members.

Related words

• treeless

See also

• log
• lumber
• mill
• thicket

Verb

Plain form tree

Third-person singular trees

Past tense treed

Past participle treed

Present participle treeing

1. (uncommon) If you tree something, you chase it up into a tree.