tree pigeon (trepij" on)

An arbor i cole pigeon; one of many kinds inhabiting Asia, Africa, and Australia, belonging to the group Car pop hag inæ. See fruit - pigeon, and cuts under IMG:content-0807.png:[blocks in formation] alis (or arboreus ), one of the several species which are common in the British Islands and elsewhere; a tree-lark. See pipit and Anthus. tree-poke (trēʻpōk), n. See Phytol acc a. tree-poppy (tre' pop"i), n. See poppy. tree-porcupine (tre pôr kū-pin), n. real porcupine, especially a South American porcupine of the genus Sphingurus. See coen doo, and cut under prehensile. tree-primrose (trē prim roz), n. See Œnot her a. tree-protector (tre'prō-tektor), n. Any device placed about a tree-trunk to prevent insects from crawling up the bark. It may be a circular trough kept filled with water or other fluid, or a band of paper or fabric coated with tar, etc.