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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tree \Tree\ (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre['o],
     tre['o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio,
     Icel. tr[=e], Dan. trae, Sw. tr[aum], tr[aum]d, Goth. triu,
     Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a
     tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree,
     wood, d[=a]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. {Dryad}, {Germander},


     {Tar}, n., {Trough}.]
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     1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size
        (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
        trunk.
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     Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
           is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,
           fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
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     2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as
        resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
        branches; as, a genealogical tree.
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     3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
        -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
        chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
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     4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
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              [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts
                                                    x. 39.
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     5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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              In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of
              silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2
                                                    Tim. ii. 20).
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     6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
        forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
        See {Lead tree}, under {Lead}.
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     {Tree bear} (Zool.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]
  
     {Tree beetle} (Zool.) any one of numerous species of beetles
        which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May
        beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
        goldsmith beetle.
  
     {Tree bug} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
        hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,
        trees and shrubs. They belong to {Arma}, {Pentatoma},
        {Rhaphigaster}, and allied genera.
  
     {Tree cat} (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus
        musang}).
  
     {Tree clover} (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus
        alba}). See {Melilot}.
  
     {Tree crab} (Zool.), the purse crab. See under {Purse}.
  
     {Tree creeper} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
        arboreal creepers belonging to {Certhia}, {Climacteris},
        and allied genera. See {Creeper}, 3.
  
     {Tree cricket} (Zool.), a nearly white arboreal American
        cricket ({Ecanthus niv[oe]us}) which is noted for its loud
        stridulation; -- called also {white cricket}.
  
     {Tree crow} (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World
        crows belonging to {Crypsirhina} and allied genera,
        intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail
        is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.
  
     {Tree dove} (Zool.) any one of several species of East Indian
        and Asiatic doves belonging to {Macropygia} and allied
        genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly
        arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.
  
     {Tree duck} (Zool.), any one of several species of ducks
        belonging to {Dendrocygna} and allied genera. These ducks
        have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are
        arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical
        parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
  
     {Tree fern} (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight
        trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even
        higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most
        of the existing species are tropical.
  
     {Tree fish} (Zool.), a California market fish ({Sebastichthys
        serriceps}).
  
     {Tree frog}. (Zool.)
        (a) Same as {Tree toad}.
        (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs
            belonging to {Chiromantis}, {Rhacophorus}, and allied
            genera of the family {Ranidae}. Their toes are
            furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog
            (see under {Flying}) is an example.
  
     {Tree goose} (Zool.), the bernicle goose.
  
     {Tree hopper} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
        leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the
        branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking
        the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax
        being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a
        spine or crest.
  
     {Tree jobber} (Zool.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]
  
     {Tree kangaroo}. (Zool.) See {Kangaroo}.
  
     {Tree lark} (Zool.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     {Tree lizard} (Zool.), any one of a group of Old World
        arboreal lizards (formerly grouped as the {Dendrosauria})
        comprising the chameleons; also applied to various lizards
        belonging to the families {Agamidae} or {Iguanidae},
        especially those of the genus {Urosaurus}, such as the
        {lined tree lizard} ({Urosaurus ornatus}) of the
        southwestern U.S.
  
     {Tree lobster}. (Zool.) Same as {Tree crab}, above.
  
     {Tree louse} (Zool.), any aphid; a plant louse.
  
     {Tree moss}. (Bot.)
        (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.
        (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.
            
  
     {Tree mouse} (Zool.), any one of several species of African
        mice of the subfamily {Dendromyinae}. They have long claws
        and habitually live in trees.
  
     {Tree nymph}, a wood nymph. See {Dryad}.
  
     {Tree of a saddle}, a saddle frame.
  
     {Tree of heaven} (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus
        glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and
        greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.
  
     {Tree of life} (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor
        vitae.
  
     {Tree onion} (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium
        proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or
        among its flowers.
  
     {Tree oyster} (Zool.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea
        folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;
        -- called also {raccoon oyster}.
  
     {Tree pie} (Zool.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus
        {Dendrocitta}. The tree pies are allied to the magpie.
  
     {Tree pigeon} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
        longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and
        Australia, and belonging to {Megaloprepia}, {Carpophaga},
        and allied genera.
  
     {Tree pipit}. (Zool.) See under {Pipit}.
  
     {Tree porcupine} (Zool.), any one of several species of
        Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging
        to the genera {Chaetomys} and {Sphingurus}. They have an
        elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on
        the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
        with bristles. One South American species ({Sphingurus
        villosus}) is called also {couiy}; another ({Sphingurus
        prehensilis}) is called also {c[oe]ndou}.
  
     {Tree rat} (Zool.), any one of several species of large
        ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera
        {Capromys} and {Plagiodon}. They are allied to the
        porcupines.
  
     {Tree serpent} (Zool.), a tree snake.
  
     {Tree shrike} (Zool.), a bush shrike.
  
     {Tree snake} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of snakes
        of the genus {Dendrophis}. They live chiefly among the
        branches of trees, and are not venomous.
  
     {Tree sorrel} (Bot.), a kind of sorrel ({Rumex Lunaria})
        which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears
        greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and
        Tenerife.
  
     {Tree sparrow} (Zool.) any one of several species of small
        arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow
        ({Spizella monticola}), and the common European species
        ({Passer montanus}).
  
     {Tree swallow} (Zool.), any one of several species of
        swallows of the genus {Hylochelidon} which lay their eggs
        in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and
        adjacent regions. Called also {martin} in Australia.
  
     {Tree swift} (Zool.), any one of several species of swifts of
        the genus {Dendrochelidon} which inhabit the East Indies
        and Southern Asia.
  
     {Tree tiger} (Zool.), a leopard.
  
     {Tree toad} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
        amphibians belonging to {Hyla} and allied genera of the
        family {Hylidae}. They are related to the common frogs and
        toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers
        by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of
        trees. Only one species ({Hyla arborea}) is found in
        Europe, but numerous species occur in America and
        Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United
        States ({Hyla versicolor}) is noted for the facility with
        which it changes its colors. Called also {tree frog}. See
        also {Piping frog}, under {Piping}, and {Cricket frog},
        under {Cricket}.
  
     {Tree warbler} (Zool.), any one of several species of
        arboreal warblers belonging to {Phylloscopus} and allied
        genera.
  
     {Tree wool} (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of
        pine trees.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tree \Tree\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Treed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Treeing}.]
     1. To drive to a tree; to cause to ascend a tree; as, a dog
        trees a squirrel. --J. Burroughs.
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     2. To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon
        a tree; as, to tree a boot. See {Tree}, n., 3.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tree
       n 1: a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and
            branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes
            both gymnosperms and angiosperms
       2: a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical
          tree" [syn: {tree diagram}]
       3: English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish
          productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) [syn: {Sir Herbert
          Beerbohm Tree}]
       v : chase a bear up a tree with dogs and kill it

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  160 Moby Thesaurus words for "tree":
     Stammbaum, acacia, ailanthus, alder, alligator pear, allspice,
     almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, avocado, ax, balsa, balsam,
     banyan, bare pole, basswood, bay, bayberry, beech, betel palm,
     birch, block, bottle up, buckeye, butternut, buttonwood, cacao,
     candleberry, cashew, cassia, catalpa, cherry, chestnut, chinquapin,
     cinnamon, citron, clove, coconut, collar, conifer, cork oak,
     corner, cross, cypress, death chair, death chamber, dogwood, drop,
     ebony, elder, electric chair, elm, eucalyptus, evergreen,
     family tree, fig, fir, frankincense, fruit tree, gallows,
     gallows-tree, gas chamber, genealogical tree, genealogy, gibbet,
     grapefruit, guava, guillotine, gum, halter, hardwood tree,
     hawthorn, hazel, hemlock, hemp, hempen collar, henna, hickory,
     holly, hop tree, horse chestnut, hot seat, ironwood, juniper,
     kumquat, laburnum, lancewood, larch, laurel, lemon, lethal chamber,
     lime, linden, litchi, litchi nut, locust, logwood, magnolia,
     mahogany, maiden, mango, mangrove, maple, mast, medlar,
     mountain ash, mulberry, noose, nutmeg, oak, olive, orange, palm,
     papaw, papaya, peach, pear, pecan, pedigree, persimmon, pine,
     pistachio, plane, plum, pole, pollard, pomegranate, poplar, quince,
     raffia palm, rain tree, redwood, rope, sandalwood, sapling,
     sassafras, scaffold, seedling, senna, sequoia, shade tree,
     softwood tree, spar, spruce, stake, stemma, stick, sycamore,
     tangerine, teak, the chair, timber, timber tree, tulip tree,
     walnut, willow, witch hazel, yew
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  tree
       
           A {directed acyclic graph}; i.e. a {graph}
          wherein there is only one route between any pair of {nodes},
          and there is a notion of "toward top of the tree" (i.e. the
          {root node}), and its opposite direction, toward the {leaves}.
          A tree with n nodes has n-1 edges.
       
          Although maybe not part of the widest definition of a tree, a
          common constraint is that no node can have more than one
          parent.  Moreover, for some applications, it is necessary to
          consider a node's {daughter} nodes to be an ordered {list},
          instead of merely a {set}.
       
          As a data structure in computer programs, trees are used in
          everything from {B-trees} in {databases} and {file systems}, to
          {game trees} in {game theory}, to {syntax trees} in a human or
          computer {languages}.
       
          (1998-11-12)
       
       

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  TREE. A woody plant, which in respect of thickness and height grows greater 
  than any other plant. 
       2. Trees are part of the real estate while growing, and before they are 
  severed from the freehold; but as soon as they are cut down, they are 
  personal property. 
       3. Some trees are timber trees, while others do not bear that 
  denomination. Vide Timber, and 2 Bl. Com. 281. 
       4. Trees belong to the owner of the land where they grow, but if the 
  roots go out of one man's land into that of another, or the branches spread 
  over the adjoining estates, such roots or branches may be cut off by the 
  owner of the land into which they thus grow. Rolle's R. 394; 3 Bulst. 198; 
  Vin. Ab. Trees, E; and tit. Nuisance, W 2, pl. 3; 8 Com. Dig. 983; 2 Com. 
  Dig. 274; 10 Vin. Ab. 142; 20 Viii. Ab. 415; 22 Vin. Ab. 583; 1 Supp. to 
  Ves. jr. 138; 2 Supp. to Ves. jr. 162, 448; 6 Ves. 109. 
       5. When the roots grow into the adjoining land, the owner of such land 
  may lawfully claim a right to hold the tree in common with the owner of the 
  land where it was planted; but if the branches only overshadow the adjoining 
  land, and the root does not enter it, the tree wholly belongs owner of the 
  estate where the roots grow. 1 Swift's Dig. 104; 1 Hill. Ab. 6; 1 Ld. Raym. 
  737. Vide 13 Pick. R. 44; 1 Pick., R. 224; 4 Mass. R. 266; 6 N. H. Rep. 430; 
  3 Day, 476; 11 Co. 50; Rob. 316; 2 Rolle, It. 141 Moo. & Mal. 112; 11 Conn. 
  R. 177; 7 Conn. 125; 8 East, R. 394; 5 B. & Ald. 600; 1 Chit. Gen. Pr. 625; 
  2 Phil. Ev. 138; Gale & Wheat. on Easem. 210; Code Civ. art. 671; Pardes. 
  Tr. des Servitudes, 297; Bro. Ab. Demand, 20; Dall. Dict. mot Servitudes, 
  art. 3 Sec. 8; 2 P. Wms. 606; Moor, 812; Hob. 219; Plowd. 470; 5 B. & C. 
  897; S. C. 8 D. & R. 651. When the tree grows directly on the boundary line, 
  so that the line passes through it, it is the property of both owners, 
  whether it be marked as a boundary or not. 12 N. H. Rep. 454. 
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  TREE, n.  A tall vegetable intended by nature to serve as a penal
  apparatus, though through a miscarriage of justice most trees bear
  only a negligible fruit, or none at all.  When naturally fruited, the
  tree is a beneficient agency of civilization and an important factor
  in public morals.  In the stern West and the sensitive South its fruit
  (white and black respectively) though not eaten, is agreeable to the
  public taste and, though not exported, profitable to the general
  welfare.  That the legitimate relation of the tree to justice was no
  discovery of Judge Lynch (who, indeed, conceded it no primacy over the
  lamp-post and the bridge-girder) is made plain by the following
  passage from Morryster, who antedated him by two centuries:
  
          While in yt londe I was carried to see ye Ghogo tree, whereof
      I had hearde moch talk; but sayynge yt I saw naught remarkabyll in
      it, ye hed manne of ye villayge where it grewe made answer as
      followeth:
          "Ye tree is not nowe in fruite, but in his seasonne you shall
      see dependynge fr. his braunches all soch as have affroynted ye
      King his Majesty."
          And I was furder tolde yt ye worde "Ghogo" sygnifyeth in yr
      tong ye same as "rapscal" in our owne.
                                                 _Trauvells in ye Easte_
  
  

















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