the sacred fig tree ( → peepul ) of Buddhism : Gautama is believed to have received heavenly inspiration under such a tree

a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel , Laurus nobilis , with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berries

any of various trees having beanlike pods , such as the catalpa and carob

a hollow tree used as a hive by bees

a giant Californian coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum , with a wide tapering trunk and thick spongy bark : family Taxodiaceae . It often reaches a height of 90 metres

a shoetree for a boot , often having supports to stretch the leg of the boot

See clothes tree

an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree, Quercus suber , with a porous outer bark from which cork is obtained

printed on paper

A fir tree is the same as a → fir .

A gum tree is a tree such as a eucalyptus that produces gum.

a clothes tree, esp. one in an entrance hall

a stand with arms or hooks to hold hats , coats , etc.

a linden or basswood

→ May 1 (sense 3 ) May 1 (sense 3a )

an artificial plant resembling a bonsai plant

→ another name for plum 1 (sense 1 )

a leguminous tree, Samanea saman , native to Central America and widely planted in the tropics for ornament . It has red-and-yellow feathery flowers and pinnate leaves whose leaflets close at the approach of rain

a form, as of wood or metal, inserted in a shoe to stretch it or preserve its shape

any of various myrtaceous trees of the genus Leptospermum, of Australia and New Zealand , that yield an oil used as an antiseptic

the tree that yields tolu

a basidiomycetous mushroom (genus Auricularia ), used esp. in Chinese cooking, that grows on tree trunks and is rubbery in consistency and crinkled in texture

an area of forest in which the growth of the trees is managed on a commercial basis

any of numerous large tropical ferns , mainly of the family Cyatheaceae , having a trunklike stem bearing fronds at the top

any arboreal frog of the family Hylidae , chiefly of SE Asia, Australia , and America. They are strong jumpers and have long toes ending in adhesive discs , which assist in climbing

an area of grass between the pavement or sidewalk and the street

the zone , at high altitudes or high latitudes , beyond which no trees grow. Trees growing between the timberline and the tree line are typically stunted

→ annual ring

any of various tree frogs

a subtropical tree ( Aleurites fordii ) of the spurge family, whose seeds yield tung oil

a Japanese anacardiaceous tree, Rhus succedanea , having white berries that yield wax

→ another name for acacia

a small widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Prunus amygdalus, that is native to W Asia and has pink flowers and a green fruit containing an edible nutlike seed

the sacred peepul at Buddh Gaya under which Gautama Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha

any of several Australian sterculiaceous trees of the genus Sterculia (or Brachychiton ) that have a bottle-shaped swollen trunk

any of several tropical American trees of the sapodilla family that yield balata

any of several trees, as the shea , whose fatty seeds yield a butterlike substance

any of a genus ( Conocarpus ) of dicotyledonous West Indian trees with buttonlike fruit

a shrub , Myrica cerifera, of SE North America, having evergreen leaves and a small berry-like fruit with a waxy coating : family Myricaceae

an evergreen leguminous Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua , with compound leaves and edible pods

a small ornamental verbenaceous tree, Vitex agnus-castus, of S Europe and SW Asia, with spikes of pale blue flowers

→ chinaberry (sense 1 )

any of several rubiaceous trees of the genus Coffea, esp C. arabica , the seeds of which are used in the preparation of the beverage coffee

any of various thorny , tropical trees of the leguminous genus Erythrina , having bright red flowers and reddish shiny seeds

a tree, Dracaena draco , of the Canary Islands, having clusters of sword-shaped leaves at the tips of its branches: family Agavaceae . It is a source of dragon's blood

A family tree is a chart that shows all the people in a family over many generations and their relationship to one another.

a diagram providing a model of the interactions between the components of a system when a failure occurs

any of several trees that produce a febrifuge or tonic , esp Pinckneya pubens , a rubiaceous tree of SE North America

any of various tropical trees with red or orange flowers, such as flame-of-the-forest

either of two ornamental oleaceous shrubs or small trees of the genus Chionanthus , of North America and China , having clusters of white narrow-petalled flowers

橘树(樹) júshù [ 棵 kē ]

圣(聖)诞(誕)树(樹) Shèngdàn shù [ 棵 kē ]

爬上树(樹) páshàng shù

猫(貓)在树(樹)上 māo zài shù shang

[ c ] elm tree 榆树(樹) yúshù [ 棵 kē ]

( fruit ) 无(無)花果 wúhuāguǒ [ 个(個) gè ]

fir tree 冷杉 lěngshān [ 棵 kē ]

[ c ] ( fruit ) 酸橙 suānchéng [ 个(個) gè ]

[ c ] oak tree 橡树(樹) xiàngshù [ 棵 kē ]

palm tree 棕榈(櫚)树(樹) zōnglǚshù [ 棵 kē ]

[ c ] pine tree 松树(樹) sōngshù [ 棵 kē ]

( fruit ) 樱(櫻)桃 yīngtáo [ 颗 kē ]

( fruit ) 橄榄(欖) gǎnlǎn [ 颗 kē ]

飞(飛)机(機) fēijī [ 架 jià ]

( inf ) 她搞错(錯)了对(對)象 tā gǎocuòle duìxiàng

[ c ] ( nut ) 核桃 hétao [ 个(個) gè ]

( nut ) 栗子 lìzi [ 颗 kē ]

冲(衝)出路面撞到树(樹)上 chōngchū lùmiàn/zhuàng dào shù shang