conacaste,
enterolobium cyclocarpa,
elephant's ear tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber
inga any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals
ice-cream bean,
inga edulis ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America
guama,
inga laurina tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations
nitta tree any of several Old World tropical trees of the genus Parkia having heads of red or yellow flowers followed by pods usually containing edible seeds and pulp
alstonia scholaris,
devil tree,
dita,
dita bark evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally
screw pine,
pandanus any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves
hoheria populnea,
houhere,
lacebark,
ribbonwood small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage
montezuma evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae
pseudobombax ellipticum,
shaving-brush tree tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear
arere,
obechi,
triplochiton scleroxcylon,
obeche,
samba large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
orites excelsa,
prickly ash Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers
firewheel tree,
stenocarpus sinuatus,
wheel tree eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers
casuarina any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood
beech tree,
beech any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
oak tree,
oak a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"
birch tree,
birch a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment; "my father never spared the birch"
alder tree,
alder north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
hornbeam any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus
hop hornbeam any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops
fringe tree any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus
ash tree,
ash any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
laguncularia racemosa,
white mangrove shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin
mesua ferrea,
rose chestnut,
ironwood tree,
ironwood handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties
hydnocarpus laurifolia,
hydnocarpus wightiana leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil
idesia,
idesia polycarpa deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries
fig tree any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature
elm tree,
elm any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
nettle tree,
hackberry any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
cordyline australis,
cabbage tree,
grass tree elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand
chicot,
gymnocladus dioica,
kentucky coffee tree,
bonduc handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
rosewood tree,
rosewood any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black
dalbergia sissoo,
sisham,
sissoo,
sissu East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties
coral tree,
erythrina any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental
gliricidia any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous
millettia any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood
quira any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber
indian beech,
pongamia glabra evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree
kiaat,
pterocarpus angolensis,
bloodwood tree deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
kowhai,
sophora tetraptera shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood
incense tree any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
mahogany tree,
mahogany any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
turreae any of numerous trees and shrubs grown for their beautiful glossy foliage and sweetly fragrant starry flowers
lepidobotrys African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds
caracolito,
ruptiliocarpon caracolito large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families
prickly ash Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers
bitterwood tree any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste
kirkia wilmsii,
pepper tree small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs
willow tree,
willow a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers
sandalwood tree,
santalum album,
true sandalwood parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests
brazilian pepper tree,
schinus terebinthifolius small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen
plane tree,
platan,
sycamore any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits
avicennia officinalis,
white mangrove shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin
aegiceras majus,
black mangrove a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground
tectona grandis,
teak tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
sapwood newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction
duramen,
heartwood the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
snag a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
timber tree any tree that is valued as a source of lumber or timber
fever tree African tree supposed to mark healthful regions
tree stump,
stump (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
bonsai a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
treetop,
crown the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
nakedwood tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood
hazel tree,
pomaderris apetala,
hazel a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes
tree branch,
limb the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"
tree trunk,
bole,
trunk a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
burl a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree
tree of knowledge the biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve
tree -
a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree"
tree -
A large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, a single trunk which grows in girth with age and branches which also grow in circumference with age.
tree -
Any plant that is reminiscent of the above but not classified as a tree in the strict botanical sense: for example the banana "tree".
tree -
An object made from a tree trunk and having multiple hooks or storage platforms.
tree -
A device used to hold or stretch a shoe open.
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