Tree

trē, n. a plant having a single trunk, woody, branched, and of a large size: anything like a tree: wood, as in the compounds axle-tree , saddle-tree , .: a cudgel: ( B. ) a cro .— v.t. to drive into a tree, to corner: to form on a tree.— v.i. to take refuge in a tree.— ns. Tree′-cac′tus , the giant cactus or saguaro; Tree′-calf , a light-brown calf bookbinding, stained by acids into a conventional pattern, supposed to resemble the trunk of a tree and its branches; Tree′-dove , one of many arbor i cole Indian pigeons; Tree′-fern , a fern with a tree-like, woody stem, and a head of fronds resembling the leaves of palms, found only in tropical countries; Tree′-frog , a family of Amphibians, more closely related in structure to the toads than to frogs proper.— adjs. Tree′le , having no trees; Trēēn , wooden, made of wood: ( Spens. ) of trees.— ns. Tree′nail , Tre′nail , a long wooden pin or nail to fasten the planks of a ship to the timbers; Tree′-nymph , a hamadryad; Tree′-of-lib′erty , a tree dedicated to liberty, set up in some public place; Tree′-of-life , arbor vitæ: a tree in the garden of Eden, described in Gen. ii. 9; Tree′ship , existence as a tree; Tree′-top , the top of a tree; Tree′-wor′ship , dendrolatry. [A.S. treó , treów ; Ice. tré , Gr. drus , Sans. dru .]