英语词汇“tree”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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tree: treed, treeless, treelet, treelike, trees+/treelet: treelets

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“The only way to destroy the beetles is to destroy the tree.”

Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017)

Erickson, now a paleontologist at Florida State University in Tallahassee, noticed more than 900 fine lines resembling tree rings on the tooth.

Science Magazine(Jan 02, 2017)

“The accident investigation team worked systematically through an extensive fault tree analysis,” SpaceX said in its statement.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

1n a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

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Yggdrasil

(Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and Heaven and Hell together

yellowwood, yellowwood tree

any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract

Oxandra lanceolata, lancewood, lancewood tree

source of most of the lancewood of commerce

Guinea pepper, Xylopia aethiopica, negro pepper

tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine

anise tree

any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium

Drimys winteri, winter's bark, winter's bark tree

South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood

zebrawood, zebrawood tree

any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood

Brya ebenus, granadilla tree, granadillo

West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony

acacia

any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia

Adenanthera pavonina, Barbados pride, coral-wood, coralwood, peacock flower fence, red sandalwood

East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental

albizia, albizzia

any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia

Enterolobium cyclocarpa, conacaste, 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

Inga edulis, ice-cream bean

ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America

Inga laurina, guama

tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations

Leucaena glauca, Leucaena leucocephala, lead tree, white popinac

low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods

Lysiloma bahamensis, Lysiloma latisiliqua, wild tamarind

a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods

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

Pithecellobium dulce, camachile, huamachil, manila tamarind, wild tamarind

common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum

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

Holarrhena antidysenterica, Holarrhena pubescens, conessi, ivory tree, kurchee, kurchi

tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea

Meryta sinclairii, puka

small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers

Pisonia aculeata, cockspur

small spiny West Indian tree

pandanus, screw pine

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

Plagianthus betulinus, Plagianthus regius, ribbon tree, ribbonwood

deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton

tulipwood tree

any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood

Bombax ceiba, Bombax malabarica, red silk-cotton tree, simal

East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok

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

Brisbane quandong, Elaeocarpus grandis, blue fig, quandong, quandong tree, silver quandong tree

Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit

Jamaican cherry, Muntingia calabura, calabur tree, calabura, silk wood, silkwood

a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves

Sloanea jamaicensis, break-axe, breakax, breakaxe

West Indian timber tree having very hard wood

bottle tree, bottle-tree

an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton

Chinese parasol, Chinese parasol tree, Firmiana simplex, Japanese varnish tree, phoenix tree

deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods

Pterospermum acerifolium, maple-leaved bayur, mayeng

Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree

Tarrietia argyrodendron, silver tree

Australian timber tree

Triplochiton scleroxcylon, arere, obeche, obechi, 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

basswood, lime, lime tree, linden, linden tree

any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber

Leucadendron argenteum, silver tree

small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage

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

Stenocarpus sinuatus, firewheel tree, 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

Stenocarpus salignus, beefwood, scrub beefwood

tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood

casuarina

any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood

beech, beech tree

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

chestnut, chestnut tree

any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur

oak chestnut

a tree of the genus Castanopsis

Castanea chrysophylla, Castanopsis chrysophylla, Chrysolepis chrysophylla, giant chinkapin, golden chinkapin

small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts

Lithocarpus densiflorus, tanbark oak

evergreen tree of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark

evergreen beech, southern beech

any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves

oak, oak tree

a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves

birch, birch tree

any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

alder, alder tree

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, ash tree

any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus

American olive, Osmanthus americanus, devilwood

small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits

dhava, dhawa

an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum

Conocarpus erectus, button mangrove, button tree

evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood

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

Jamaica bayberry, Pimenta acris, bay-rum tree, bayberry, wild cinnamon

West Indian tree; source of bay rum

gum, gum tree

any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

poon

any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood

Calophyllum calaba, Santa Maria tree, calaba

West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice

Calophyllum longifolium, Maria

valuable timber tree of Panama

Calophyllum candidissimum, lancewood tree, laurelwood

tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood

clusia

an aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers

Clusia flava, wild fig

a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit

Mesua ferrea, ironwood, ironwood tree, rose chestnut

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

Caryocar nuciferum, souari, souari nut, souari tree

large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil

dipterocarp

tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae

Ceylon gooseberry, Dovyalis hebecarpa, ketembilla, ketembilla tree, kitambilla, kitembilla

a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India

Hydnocarpus kurzii, Taraktagenos kurzii, Taraktogenos kurzii, chaulmoogra, chaulmoogra tree, chaulmugra

East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy

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 polycarpa, idesia

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

Australian nettle, Australian nettle tree

any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea

fig tree

any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature

elm, elm tree

any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

hackberry, nettle tree

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

Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella, bonduc, bonduc tree

tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries

Caesalpinia coriaria, divi-divi

small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin

Caesalpinia echinata, brazilwood, peach-wood, peachwood, pernambuco wood

tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry

Caesalpinia ferrea, brazilian ironwood

thornless tree yielding heavy wood

Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, shingle tree

East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes

Brachystegia speciformis, msasa

small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers

cassia

any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods

locust, locust tree

any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae

Gymnocladus dioica, Kentucky coffee tree, bonduc, chicot

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

Cercidium floridum, Parkinsonia florida, palo verde

densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium

andelmin, angelim

any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira

African sandalwood, Baphia nitida, camwood

small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye

Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma, dak, dhak, palas

East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye

rosewood, rosewood tree

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

Dalbergia cearensis, kingwood, kingwood tree

Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood

Dalbergia retusa, cocobolo

a valuable timber tree of tropical South America

blackwood, blackwood tree

any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood

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

Myroxylon balsamum, Myroxylon toluiferum, tolu balsam tree, tolu tree

medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork

Myroxylon balsamum pereirae, Myroxylon pereirae, Peruvian balsam

tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam

necklace tree

a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads

Jamaica dogwood, Piscidia erythrina, Piscidia piscipula, fish fuddle

small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons

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

Pterocarpus angolensis, bloodwood tree, kiaat

deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood

Pterocarpus indicus, amboyna, padauk, padouk

tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain

Burma padauk, Burmese rosewood, Pterocarpus macrocarpus

tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany

Pterocarpus marsupium, kino

East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning

Pterocarpus santalinus, red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders

tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood

Sabinea carinalis, carib wood

small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges

Sesbania grandiflora, scarlet wisteria tree, vegetable hummingbird

a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies

Chinese scholar tree, Chinese scholartree, Japanese pagoda tree, Sophora japonica, Sophora sinensis

handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan

Sophora secundiflora, coral bean, frijolillo, frijolito, mescal bean

shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans

Sophora tetraptera, kowhai

shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood

pride of Bolivia, tipu, tipu tree, yellow jacaranda

semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental

Virgilia capensis, Virgilia oroboides, keurboom

tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers

Virgilia divaricata, keurboom

fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental

palm, palm tree

any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves

Calycophyllum candidissimum, dagame, lemonwood tree

source of a tough elastic wood

coffee, coffee tree

any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans

chinchona, cinchona

any of several trees of the genus Cinchona

Nauclea diderrichii, Sarcocephalus diderrichii, opepe

large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus

Psychotria capensis, lemon-wood, lemon-wood tree, lemonwood, lemonwood tree

South African evergreen having hard tough wood

Vangueria infausta, medlar, wild medlar, wild medlar tree

small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit

Spanish tamarind, Vangueria madagascariensis

shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its edible apple-shaped fruit

incense tree

any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense

mahogany, mahogany tree

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

China tree, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, Persian lilac, azedarach, azederach, chinaberry, chinaberry tree, pride-of-India

tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

Azadirachta indica, Melia Azadirachta, arishth, margosa, neem, neem tree, nim tree

large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia

Chloroxylon swietenia, satinwood, satinwood tree

East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;

silver ash

any of various timber trees of the genus Flindersia

Lansium domesticum, langsat, langset, lanseh tree

East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry

African walnut, Lovoa klaineana

tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany

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

Ruptiliocarpon caracolito, 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

Phellodendron amurense, cork tree

deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark

Poncirus trifoliata, trifoliata, trifoliate orange, wild orange

small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges

prickly ash

any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches

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, willow tree

any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

Santalum album, sandalwood tree, 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

Eucarya acuminata, Fusanus acuminatus, quandang, quandong, quandong tree

Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed

aalii

a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood

soapberry, soapberry tree

a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin

Schinus chichita, aroeira blanca

small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil

Peruvian mastic tree, Schinus molle, molle, pepper tree

small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits

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

Diospyros ebenum, ebony, ebony tree

tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork

Andaman marble, Diospyros kurzii, marble-wood, marblewood

large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood

Manilkara bidentata, balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree

a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber

Palaquium gutta, gutta-percha tree

one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha

gutta-percha tree

one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha

Calocarpum zapota, Pouteria zapota, mammee, marmalade tree, sapote

tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum

Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Christmas bush, Christmas tree

Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration

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

Crescentia cujete, calabash, calabash tree

tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds

Cordia gerascanthus, Spanish elm, princewood

tropical American timber tree

Avicennia officinalis, white mangrove

a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific

Aegiceras majus, black mangrove

an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida

Tectona grandis, teak

tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood

snag

a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest

timber tree

any tree that is valued as a source of lumber or timber

treelet

a small tree

arbor

tree (as opposed to shrub)

bean tree

any of several trees having seedpods as fruits

pollard

a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage

sapling

young tree

shade tree

a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight

gymnospermous tree

any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta

angiospermous tree, flowering tree

any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

fever tree

any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever

bonsai

a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot

nakedwood

any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood

Pomaderris apetala, hazel, hazel tree

Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts

tree of knowledge

the biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve

Gnetum gnemon, gnetum

small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour

gymnospermous yellowwood

any of various gymnospermous trees having yellow wood

angiospermous yellowwood

any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood

Ginkgo biloba, gingko, ginkgo, maidenhair tree

deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree

Cananga odorata, ilang-ilang, ylang-ylang

evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental

Cercidiphyllum japonicum, katsura tree

rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn

laurel

any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

Illicium floridanum, purple anise

small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States

Illicium anisatum, star anise

small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant

Chinese anise, Illicium verum, star anise

small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative

magnolia

any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms

genus Manglietia, manglietia

a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern China

Liriodendron tulipifera, canary whitewood, tulip poplar, tulip tree, yellow poplar

tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work

Connarus guianensis

tropical American and east African tree with strikingly marked hardwood used in cabinetwork

Centrolobium robustum, arariba

Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood

Coumarouna odorata, Dipteryx odorata, tonka bean, tonka bean tree

tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring

Hymenaea courbaril, courbaril

West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood

shittah, shittah tree

source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia

wattle

any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle

Acacia catechu, Jerusalem thorn, catechu

East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu

Acacia farnesiana, cassie, flame tree, huisache, mimosa bush, scented wattle, sweet acacia, sweet wattle

tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery

Acacia melanoxylon, lightwood

tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber

Acacia xanthophloea, fever tree

African tree supposed to mark healthful regions

Albizia julibrissin, Albizzia julibrissin, silk tree

attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens

Albizia lebbeck, Albizzia lebbeck, siris, siris tree

large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind

Albizia saman, monkey pod, monkeypod, rain tree, saman, zaman, zamang

large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle

Parkia javanica

tall evergreen rain forest tree with wide-spreading crown having yellow-white flowers; grown as an ornamental in parks and large gardens

Bocconia frutescens, bocconia, tree celandine

small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers

Pandanus tectorius, lauhala, textile screw pine

Polynesian screw pine

Thespesia populnea, bendy tree, portia tree, seaside mahoe

pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds

Adansonia gregorii, cream-of-tartar tree, sour gourd

Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd

Adansonia digitata, baobab, monkey-bread tree

African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread

Bombay ceiba, Ceiba pentandra, God tree, ceiba tree, kapok, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree

massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber

Ochroma lagopus, balsa

forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts

sterculia

any tree of the genus Sterculia

Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia, flame durrajong, flame tree

south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers

Brachychiton australis, broad-leaved bottletree, flame tree

north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves

Brachychiton populneus, currajong, kurrajong

widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle

Brachychiton rupestris, Queensland bottletree, Sterculia rupestris, narrow-leaved bottletree

large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia

Heritiera trifoliolata, Terrietia trifoliolata, booyong, brown oak, crow's foot, red beech, silky elm, stave wood

large tree of Australasia

Heritiera macrophylla, looking glass tree

large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath

Heritiera littoralis, looking-glass plant

small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath

Theobroma cacao, cacao, cacao tree, chocolate tree

tropical American tree producing cacao beans

American basswood, American lime, Tilia americana

large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown

Tilia cordata, small-leaved lime, small-leaved linden

large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental

Tilia heterophylla, cottonwood, white basswood

American basswood of the Allegheny region

Japanese lime, Japanese linden, Tilia japonica

medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental

Tilia tomentosa, silver lime, silver linden

large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental

New Zealand honeysuckle, rewa-rewa

slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber

she-oak

any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina

beefwood

any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork

Oxydendrum arboreum, sorrel tree, sourwood, titi

deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves

European beech, Fagus sylvatica, common beech

large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America

Fagus purpurea, Fagus sylvatica atropunicea, Fagus sylvatica purpurea, copper beech, purple beech

variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves

American beech, Fagus americana, Fagus grandifolia, red beech, white beech

North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts

Fagus pendula, Fagus sylvatica pendula, weeping beech

variety of European beech with pendulous limbs

Japanese beech

a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood

American chestnut, American sweet chestnut, Castanea dentata

large tree found from Maine to Alabama

Castanea sativa, European chestnut, Spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut

wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia

Castanea mollissima, Chinese chestnut

a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China

Castanea crenata, Japanese chestnut

a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk

Allegheny chinkapin, Castanea pumila, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapin

shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts

Castanea ozarkensis, Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin, chinquapin

shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States

Japanese oak, Lithocarpus glaber, Lithocarpus glabra

small evergreen tree of China and Japan

Nothofagus cuninghamii, myrtle beech

large evergreen tree of Tasmania

Coigue, Nothofagus dombeyi

Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching

New Zealand beech

any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus Nothofagus; some yield useful timber

Nothofagus obliqua, roble beech

tall deciduous South American tree

Nothofagus procera, rauli beech

large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber

Nothofagus solanderi, black beech

New Zealand forest tree

Nothofagus truncata, hard beech

tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood

live oak

any of several American evergreen oaks

white oak

any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf

European turkey oak, Quercus cerris, turkey oak

large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes

Quercus coccinea, scarlet oak

medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn

Quercus ellipsoidalis, jack oak, northern pin oak

small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes

red oak

any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles

Quercus ilex, evergreen oak, holly-leaved oak, holm oak, holm tree

evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood

Quercus imbricaria, laurel oak, shingle oak

small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles

Quercus incana, bluejack oak, turkey oak

small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point

California black oak, Quercus kelloggii

large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves

American turkey oak, Quercus laevis, turkey oak

small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes

Quercus laurifolia, laurel oak, pin oak

large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil

Quercus lyrata, overcup oak

medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year

scrub oak

any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets

Japanese oak, Quercus grosseserrata, Quercus mongolica

oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan

chestnut oak

an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees

Quercus nigra, possum oak, water oak

relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil

Nuttall oak, Nuttall's oak, Quercus nuttalli

similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin

Quercus palustris, pin oak, swamp oak

fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil

Quercus phellos, willow oak

medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood

Quercus stellata, box white oak, brash oak, iron oak, post oak

small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts

Quercus suber, cork oak

medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork

Quercus texana, Spanish oak

small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma

Chinese cork oak, Quercus variabilis

medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark

Quercus velutina, black oak, quercitron, quercitron oak, yellow oak

medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped

Betula alleghaniensis, Betula leutea, yellow birch

tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey bark

American white birch, Betula cordifolia, Betula papyrifera, canoe birch, paper birch, paperbark birch

small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes

American gray birch, American grey birch, Betula populifolia, gray birch, grey birch

medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree

Betula pendula, European white birch, common birch, silver birch

European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches

Betula pubescens, downy birch, white birch

European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches

Betula nigra, black birch, red birch, river birch

birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark

Betula lenta, black birch, cherry birch, sweet birch

common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture

Betula neoalaskana, Yukon white birch

Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark

Betula fontinalis, Western birch, Western paper birch, mountain birch, swamp birch, water birch

birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark

American dwarf birch, Betula glandulosa, Newfoundland dwarf birch

small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland

Alnus glutinosa, Alnus vulgaris, European black alder, common alder

medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath

Alnus incana, gray alder, grey alder

native to Europe but introduced in America

Alnus maritima, seaside alder

shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood

Alnus rhombifolia, mountain alder, white alder

tree of western United States

Alnus rubra, Oregon alder, red alder

large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture

Alnus rugosa, speckled alder

common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down

Alnus serrulata, hazel alder, smooth alder

common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark

Alnus veridis, green alder

shrub of mountainous areas of Europe

Alnus crispa, Alnus veridis crispa, green alder

North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts

Carpinus betulus, European hornbeam

medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn

American hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana

tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn

Old World hop hornbeam, Ostrya carpinifolia

medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor

Eastern hop hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana, ironwood, ironwood tree

medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America

Chionanthus virginicus, fringe bush

small bushy tree of southeastern United States having profuse clusters of white flowers

Fraxinus Americana, white ash

spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood

Fraxinus caroliniana, swamp ash

small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States

Fraxinus cuspidata, flowering ash

shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers

Fraxinus dipetala, flowering ash

shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers

European ash, Fraxinus excelsior, common European ash

tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath

Fraxinus latifolia, Fraxinus oregona, Oregon ash

timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash

Fraxinus nigra, basket ash, black ash, brown ash, hoop ash

vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn

Fraxinus ornus, flowering ash, manna ash

southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna

Fraxinus pennsylvanica, downy ash, red ash

smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces

Fraxinus quadrangulata, blue ash

ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood

Fraxinus texensis, mountain ash

low-growing ash of Texas

Fraxinus tomentosa, pumpkin ash

timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base

Arizona ash, Fraxinus velutina

small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico

liquidambar

any tree of the genus Liquidambar

iron tree, iron-tree, ironwood, ironwood tree

a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape

Combretum appiculatum, bush willow

small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers

Combretum erythrophyllum, bush willow

small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks

Lagerstroemia speciosa, Queen's crape myrtle, pride-of-India

native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers

myrtaceous tree

trees and shrubs

myrtle

any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus

Eugenia dicrana, 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

eucalypt, eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree

a tree of the genus Eucalyptus

tupelo, tupelo tree

any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America

Rhizophora mangle, mangrove

a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building

dillenia

any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves

Alexandrian laurel, Calophyllum inophyllum

East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia

Garcinia cambogia, Garcinia gummi-gutta, Garcinia hanburyi, gamboge tree

low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered

Shorea teysmanniana, red lauan, red lauan tree

valuable Philippine timber tree

Pipturus albidus

Hawaiian tree of genus Pipturus having a bark (tapa) from which tapa cloth is made

Ficus carica, common fig, common fig tree, fig

Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit

Ficus aurea, Florida strangler fig, golden fig, strangler fig, wild fig

a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas

East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis, Indian banyan, banian, banian tree, banyan, banyan tree

East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

Ficus religiosa, bo tree, peepul, pipal, pipal tree, pipul, sacred fig

fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists

Assam rubber, Ficus elastica, India-rubber fig, India-rubber plant, India-rubber tree, rubber plant

large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber

Ficus deltoidea, Ficus diversifolia, mistletoe fig, mistletoe rubber plant

shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe

Botany Bay fig, Ficus rubiginosa, Port Jackson fig, little-leaf fig, rusty rig

Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood

Ficus sycomorus, mulberry fig, sycamore, sycamore fig

thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore

Broussonetia papyrifera, paper mulberry

shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries

Cecropia peltata, imbauba, snake wood, trumpet tree, trumpet-wood, trumpetwood

tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems

Ulmus alata, wing elm, winged elm

North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections

American elm, Ulmus americana, rock elm, water elm, white elm

large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America

European field elm, Ulmus carpinifolia, smooth-leaved elm

European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental

Ulmus crassifolia, cedar elm

elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches

Ulmus glabra, witch elm, wych elm

Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree

Dutch elm, Ulmus hollandica

any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall

Huntingdon elm, Ulmus hollandica vegetata

erect vigorous hybrid ornamental elm tree

Ulmus laevis, water elm

Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment

Chinese elm, Ulmus parvifolia

small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges

English elm, European elm, Ulmus procera

broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere

Chinese elm, Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila, dwarf elm

fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament

Ulmus rubra, red elm, slippery elm

North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood

Jersey elm, Ulmus campestris sarniensis, Ulmus campestris wheatleyi, Ulmus sarniensis, guernsey elm, wheately elm

a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves

September elm, Ulmus serotina, red elm

autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States

Ulmus thomasii, rock elm

tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America

Celtis australis, European hackberry, Mediterranean hackberry

bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe

American hackberry, Celtis occidentalis

large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries

Celtis laevigata, sugarberry

deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood

Bauhinia variegata, mountain ebony, orchid tree

small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood

Cassia fistula, canafistola, canafistula, drumstick tree, golden shower tree, pudding pipe tree, purging cassia

deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia

Cassia grandis, horse cassia, pink shower, pink shower tree

tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental

Cassia javonica, rainbow shower

deciduous ornamental hybrid of southeastern Asia and Hawaii having racemes of flowers ranging in color from cream-colored to orange and red

Cassia marginata, Cassia roxburghii, horse cassia

East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine

Ceratonia siliqua, algarroba, carob, carob bean tree, carob tree

evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob

Delonix regia, Poinciana regia, flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, royal poinciana

showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

Gleditsia aquatica, swamp locust, water locust

honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood

Gleditsia triacanthos, honey locust

tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World

Haematoxylum campechianum, bloodwood tree, campeachy, logwood, logwood tree

spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye

Tamarindus indica, tamarind, tamarind tree, tamarindo

long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp

Andira inermis, cabbage bark, cabbage tree, cabbage-bark tree

tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic

Australian chestnut, Moreton Bay chestnut

Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood

Circis siliquastrum, Judas tree, love tree

small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers

Cercis canadensis, redbud

small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood

Dalbergia latifolia, East India rosewood, East Indian rosewood, Indian blackwood, Indian rosewood

East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood

Brazilian rosewood, Dalbergia nigra, caviuna wood, jacaranda

an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black

Dalbergia stevensonii, Honduras rosewood

Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood

Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra, kaffir boom

small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles

Erythrina corallodendrum, coral bean tree

deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and black-spotted red seeds

Erythrina crista-galli, ceibo, common coral tree, cry-baby tree, crybaby tree

small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered

Erythrina lysistemon, Transvaal kafferboom, kaffir boom

small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds

Erythrina Indica, Erythrina variegata, Indian coral tree

small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds

Erythrina vespertilio, cork tree

prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood

Ormosia monosperma, bead tree, jumby bean, jumby tree

small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots

Ormosia coarctata, jumbie bead, jumby bead

West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds

Platymiscium trinitatis, roble

large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens

Panama redwood, Panama redwood tree, Platymiscium pinnatum

large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers

Robinia pseudoacacia, black locust, yellow locust

large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions

Robinia viscosa, clammy locust

small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds

sago palm

any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago

feather palm

palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves

fan palm

palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves

calamus

any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes

fishtail palm

attractive East Indian palm having distinctive bipinnate foliage

Cocos nucifera, coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut, coconut palm, coconut tree

tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics

corozo, corozo palm

any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts

Euterpe oleracea, cabbage palm

Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young

Livistona australis, cabbage palm, cabbage tree

Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young

Nipa fruticans, nipa palm

any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds

Raffia farinifera, Raffia ruffia, raffia palm

a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks

lady palm

any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants

Roystonea regia, royal palm

tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba

Roystonea oleracea, cabbage palm

West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young

Prunus caroliniana, cherry laurel, laurel cherry, mock orange, wild orange

small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States

fruit tree

tree bearing edible fruit

mountain ash

any of various trees of the genus Sorbus

Arabian coffee, Coffea arabica

shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee

Coffea liberica, Liberian coffee

small tree of West Africa

Coffea canephora, Coffea robusta, Rio Nunez coffee, robusta coffee

native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere; resistant to coffee rust

Cartagena bark, Cinchona cordifolia, Cinchona lancifolia

Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)

Cinchona calisaya, Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona officinalis, calisaya

Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark

Cinchona pubescens, cinchona tree

small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark

Bursera microphylla, elephant tree

small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers

Bursera simaruba, gumbo-limbo

tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes

Boswellia carteri

tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense

Boswellia serrata, salai

East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense

Commiphora meccanensis, balm of gilead

small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised

Commiphora myrrha, myrrh tree

tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh

Protium heptaphyllum

tropical American tree

Protium guianense

tropical American tree

Cedrela odorata, Spanish cedar, Spanish cedar tree

tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes

African scented mahogany, Entandrophragma cylindricum, cedar mahogany, sapele mahogany

African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown

Flindersia australis, flindosa, flindosy, native beech

tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc

Flindersia schottiana, bunji-bunji

Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison

African mahogany

African tree having hard heavy odorless wood

Cuban mahogany, Dominican mahogany, Swietinia mahogani, true mahogany

mahogany tree of West Indies

Honduras mahogany, Swietinia macrophylla

an important Central American mahogany tree

Cedrela calantas, Philippine cedar, Philippine mahogany, Toona calantas, kalantas

Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood

Zanthoxylum americanum, Zanthoxylum fraxineum, sea ash, toothache tree

small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America

Hercules'-club, Hercules'-clubs, Hercules-club, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies

Simarouba amara, marupa

tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack

Simarouba glauca, bitterwood, paradise tree

medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits

ailanthus

any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus

Jamaica quassia, Picrasma excelsa, Picrasma excelsum, bitterwood

West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia

Quassia amara, bitterwood, quassia

handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark

Bulnesia sarmienti, palo santo

South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense

Guaiacum officinale, lignum vitae

small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin

Guaiacum sanctum, bastard lignum vitae

small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood

osier

any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture

Huntingdon willow, Salix alba, white willow

large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark

Salix alba sericea, Salix sericea, silky willow, silver willow

North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying

Salix alba caerulea, cricket-bat willow

Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches

Salix arctica, arctic willow

low creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America

Babylonian weeping willow, Salix babylonica, weeping willow

willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental

Salix blanda, Salix pendulina, Salix pendulina blanda, Wisconsin weeping willow

hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit

Salix discolor, pussy willow

small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves

sallow

any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal

Salix amygdaloides, almond-leaves willow, peach-leaved willow, peachleaf willow

willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees

Salix candida, hoary willow, sage willow

North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves

Salix fragilis, brittle willow, crack willow, snap willow

large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken

Salix humilis, prairie willow

slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America

Salix herbacea, dwarf willow

widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves

Salix cinerea, gray willow, grey willow

Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs

Salix lasiolepis, arroyo willow

shrubby willow of the western United States

Salix lucida, shining willow

common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves

Salix nigra, black willow, swamp willow

North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes

Salix pentandra, bay willow, laurel willow

European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States

Salix pyrifolia, balsam willow

small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed

Salix repens, creeping willow

small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated

Salix sitchensis, Sitka willow, silky willow

small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon)

Salix tristis, dwarf gray willow, dwarf grey willow, sage willow

willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath

Salix uva-ursi, bearberry willow

dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base

poplar, poplar tree

any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins

Sapindus drumondii, Sapindus marginatus, wild China tree

deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin

China tree, Sapindus saponaria, chinaberry, false dogwood, jaboncillo

evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans

harpullia

any of various tree of the genus Harpullia

Cliftonia monophylla, buckwheat tree, titi

tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers

maple

any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone

holly

any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges

Astronium fraxinifolium, goncalo alves

tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction

Pistacia terebinthus, terebinth

a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine

Aesculus hippocastanum, buckeye, horse chestnut

tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds

marble-wood, marblewood

hard marbled wood

Chrysophyllum oliviforme, caimitillo, damson plum, satin leaf, satinleaf

tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit

silver bell

any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers

London plane, Platanus acerifolia

very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree

American plane, American sycamore, Platanus occidentalis, buttonwood

very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico

Platanus orientalis, oriental plane

large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor

California sycamore, Platanus racemosa

tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers

Arizona sycamore, Platanus wrightii

medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5

Indian bean, catalpa

tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods

Cordia alliodora, Equador laurel, Spanish elm, cypre, princewood, salmwood

large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood

Avicennia marina, 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

Jatropha curcus, physic nut

small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities

Hevea brasiliensis, Para rubber tree, caoutchouc tree

deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber

Aleurites moluccana, candlenut, varnish tree

large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles

Aleurites fordii, tung, tung tree, tung-oil tree

Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil

cornel, dogwood, dogwood tree

a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers

conifer, coniferous tree

any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

nut tree

tree bearing edible nuts

spice tree

tree bearing aromatic bark or berries

ming tree

a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container

ming tree

an artificial plant resembling a bonsai

hardtack

a mountain mahogany

ligneous plant, woody plant

a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems

2n a figure that branches from a single root

genealogical tree

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

tree diagram

cladogram

a tree diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships

stemma

a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work

plane figure, two-dimensional figure

a two-dimensional shape

3v chase an animal up a tree

the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it
her dog likes to tree squirrels

Hyper

chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail

go after with the intent to catch

4v force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

Syn|Hyper

corner

channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

5v plant with trees

this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer

Hyper

plant, set

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

v stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree

Syn|Hyper

shoetree

elongate, stretch

make long or longer by pulling and stretching

单词	tree
释义	tree (once / 49 pages) 1nv 2v WORD FAMILY tree: treed, treeless, treelet, treelike, trees+/treelet: treelets USAGE EXAMPLES “The only way to destroy the beetles is to destroy the tree.” Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Erickson, now a paleontologist at Florida State University in Tallahassee, noticed more than 900 fine lines resembling tree rings on the tooth. Science Magazine(Jan 02, 2017) “The accident investigation team worked systematically through an extensive fault tree analysis,” SpaceX said in its statement. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper Yggdrasil (Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and Heaven and Hell together yellowwood, yellowwood tree any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract Oxandra lanceolata, lancewood, lancewood tree source of most of the lancewood of commerce Guinea pepper, Xylopia aethiopica, negro pepper tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine anise tree any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium Drimys winteri, winter's bark, winter's bark tree South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood zebrawood, zebrawood tree any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood Brya ebenus, granadilla tree, granadillo West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony acacia any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia Adenanthera pavonina, Barbados pride, coral-wood, coralwood, peacock flower fence, red sandalwood East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental albizia, albizzia any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia Enterolobium cyclocarpa, conacaste, 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 Inga edulis, ice-cream bean ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America Inga laurina, guama tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations Leucaena glauca, Leucaena leucocephala, lead tree, white popinac low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods Lysiloma bahamensis, Lysiloma latisiliqua, wild tamarind a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods 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 Pithecellobium dulce, camachile, huamachil, manila tamarind, wild tamarind common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum 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 Holarrhena antidysenterica, Holarrhena pubescens, conessi, ivory tree, kurchee, kurchi tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea Meryta sinclairii, puka small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers Pisonia aculeata, cockspur small spiny West Indian tree pandanus, screw pine 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 Plagianthus betulinus, Plagianthus regius, ribbon tree, ribbonwood deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton tulipwood tree any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood Bombax ceiba, Bombax malabarica, red silk-cotton tree, simal East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok 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 Brisbane quandong, Elaeocarpus grandis, blue fig, quandong, quandong tree, silver quandong tree Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit Jamaican cherry, Muntingia calabura, calabur tree, calabura, silk wood, silkwood a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves Sloanea jamaicensis, break-axe, breakax, breakaxe West Indian timber tree having very hard wood bottle tree, bottle-tree an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton Chinese parasol, Chinese parasol tree, Firmiana simplex, Japanese varnish tree, phoenix tree deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods Pterospermum acerifolium, maple-leaved bayur, mayeng Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree Tarrietia argyrodendron, silver tree Australian timber tree Triplochiton scleroxcylon, arere, obeche, obechi, 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 basswood, lime, lime tree, linden, linden tree any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber Leucadendron argenteum, silver tree small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage 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 Stenocarpus sinuatus, firewheel tree, 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 Stenocarpus salignus, beefwood, scrub beefwood tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood casuarina any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood beech, beech tree 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 chestnut, chestnut tree any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur oak chestnut a tree of the genus Castanopsis Castanea chrysophylla, Castanopsis chrysophylla, Chrysolepis chrysophylla, giant chinkapin, golden chinkapin small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts Lithocarpus densiflorus, tanbark oak evergreen tree of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark evergreen beech, southern beech any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves oak, oak tree a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves birch, birch tree any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark alder, alder tree 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, ash tree any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus American olive, Osmanthus americanus, devilwood small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits dhava, dhawa an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum Conocarpus erectus, button mangrove, button tree evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood 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 Jamaica bayberry, Pimenta acris, bay-rum tree, bayberry, wild cinnamon West Indian tree; source of bay rum gum, gum tree any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum poon any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood Calophyllum calaba, Santa Maria tree, calaba West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice Calophyllum longifolium, Maria valuable timber tree of Panama Calophyllum candidissimum, lancewood tree, laurelwood tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood clusia an aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers Clusia flava, wild fig a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit Mesua ferrea, ironwood, ironwood tree, rose chestnut 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 Caryocar nuciferum, souari, souari nut, souari tree large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil dipterocarp tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae Ceylon gooseberry, Dovyalis hebecarpa, ketembilla, ketembilla tree, kitambilla, kitembilla a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India Hydnocarpus kurzii, Taraktagenos kurzii, Taraktogenos kurzii, chaulmoogra, chaulmoogra tree, chaulmugra East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy 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 polycarpa, idesia 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 Australian nettle, Australian nettle tree any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea fig tree any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature elm, elm tree any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees hackberry, nettle tree 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 Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella, bonduc, bonduc tree tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries Caesalpinia coriaria, divi-divi small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin Caesalpinia echinata, brazilwood, peach-wood, peachwood, pernambuco wood tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry Caesalpinia ferrea, brazilian ironwood thornless tree yielding heavy wood Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, shingle tree East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes Brachystegia speciformis, msasa small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers cassia any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods locust, locust tree any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae Gymnocladus dioica, Kentucky coffee tree, bonduc, chicot 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 Cercidium floridum, Parkinsonia florida, palo verde densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium andelmin, angelim any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira African sandalwood, Baphia nitida, camwood small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma, dak, dhak, palas East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye rosewood, rosewood tree 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 Dalbergia cearensis, kingwood, kingwood tree Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood Dalbergia retusa, cocobolo a valuable timber tree of tropical South America blackwood, blackwood tree any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood 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 Myroxylon balsamum, Myroxylon toluiferum, tolu balsam tree, tolu tree medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork Myroxylon balsamum pereirae, Myroxylon pereirae, Peruvian balsam tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam necklace tree a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads Jamaica dogwood, Piscidia erythrina, Piscidia piscipula, fish fuddle small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons 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 Pterocarpus angolensis, bloodwood tree, kiaat deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood Pterocarpus indicus, amboyna, padauk, padouk tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain Burma padauk, Burmese rosewood, Pterocarpus macrocarpus tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany Pterocarpus marsupium, kino East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning Pterocarpus santalinus, red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood Sabinea carinalis, carib wood small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges Sesbania grandiflora, scarlet wisteria tree, vegetable hummingbird a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies Chinese scholar tree, Chinese scholartree, Japanese pagoda tree, Sophora japonica, Sophora sinensis handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan Sophora secundiflora, coral bean, frijolillo, frijolito, mescal bean shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans Sophora tetraptera, kowhai shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood pride of Bolivia, tipu, tipu tree, yellow jacaranda semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental Virgilia capensis, Virgilia oroboides, keurboom tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers Virgilia divaricata, keurboom fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental palm, palm tree any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves Calycophyllum candidissimum, dagame, lemonwood tree source of a tough elastic wood coffee, coffee tree any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans chinchona, cinchona any of several trees of the genus Cinchona Nauclea diderrichii, Sarcocephalus diderrichii, opepe large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus Psychotria capensis, lemon-wood, lemon-wood tree, lemonwood, lemonwood tree South African evergreen having hard tough wood Vangueria infausta, medlar, wild medlar, wild medlar tree small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit Spanish tamarind, Vangueria madagascariensis shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its edible apple-shaped fruit incense tree any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense mahogany, mahogany tree 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 China tree, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, Persian lilac, azedarach, azederach, chinaberry, chinaberry tree, pride-of-India tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree Azadirachta indica, Melia Azadirachta, arishth, margosa, neem, neem tree, nim tree large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia Chloroxylon swietenia, satinwood, satinwood tree East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood; silver ash any of various timber trees of the genus Flindersia Lansium domesticum, langsat, langset, lanseh tree East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry African walnut, Lovoa klaineana tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany 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 Ruptiliocarpon caracolito, 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 Phellodendron amurense, cork tree deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark Poncirus trifoliata, trifoliata, trifoliate orange, wild orange small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges prickly ash any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches 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, willow tree any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix Santalum album, sandalwood tree, 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 Eucarya acuminata, Fusanus acuminatus, quandang, quandong, quandong tree Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed aalii a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood soapberry, soapberry tree a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin Schinus chichita, aroeira blanca small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil Peruvian mastic tree, Schinus molle, molle, pepper tree small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits 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 Diospyros ebenum, ebony, ebony tree tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork Andaman marble, Diospyros kurzii, marble-wood, marblewood large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood Manilkara bidentata, balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber Palaquium gutta, gutta-percha tree one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha gutta-percha tree one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha Calocarpum zapota, Pouteria zapota, mammee, marmalade tree, sapote tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Christmas bush, Christmas tree Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration 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 Crescentia cujete, calabash, calabash tree tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds Cordia gerascanthus, Spanish elm, princewood tropical American timber tree Avicennia officinalis, white mangrove a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific Aegiceras majus, black mangrove an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida Tectona grandis, teak tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood snag a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest timber tree any tree that is valued as a source of lumber or timber treelet a small tree arbor tree (as opposed to shrub) bean tree any of several trees having seedpods as fruits pollard a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage sapling young tree shade tree a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight gymnospermous tree any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta angiospermous tree, flowering tree any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary fever tree any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever bonsai a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot nakedwood any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood Pomaderris apetala, hazel, hazel tree Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts tree of knowledge the biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve Gnetum gnemon, gnetum small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour gymnospermous yellowwood any of various gymnospermous trees having yellow wood angiospermous yellowwood any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood Ginkgo biloba, gingko, ginkgo, maidenhair tree deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree Cananga odorata, ilang-ilang, ylang-ylang evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental Cercidiphyllum japonicum, katsura tree rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn laurel any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family Illicium floridanum, purple anise small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States Illicium anisatum, star anise small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant Chinese anise, Illicium verum, star anise small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative magnolia any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms genus Manglietia, manglietia a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern China Liriodendron tulipifera, canary whitewood, tulip poplar, tulip tree, yellow poplar tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work Connarus guianensis tropical American and east African tree with strikingly marked hardwood used in cabinetwork Centrolobium robustum, arariba Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood Coumarouna odorata, Dipteryx odorata, tonka bean, tonka bean tree tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring Hymenaea courbaril, courbaril West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood shittah, shittah tree source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia wattle any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle Acacia catechu, Jerusalem thorn, catechu East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu Acacia farnesiana, cassie, flame tree, huisache, mimosa bush, scented wattle, sweet acacia, sweet wattle tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery Acacia melanoxylon, lightwood tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber Acacia xanthophloea, fever tree African tree supposed to mark healthful regions Albizia julibrissin, Albizzia julibrissin, silk tree attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens Albizia lebbeck, Albizzia lebbeck, siris, siris tree large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind Albizia saman, monkey pod, monkeypod, rain tree, saman, zaman, zamang large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle Parkia javanica tall evergreen rain forest tree with wide-spreading crown having yellow-white flowers; grown as an ornamental in parks and large gardens Bocconia frutescens, bocconia, tree celandine small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers Pandanus tectorius, lauhala, textile screw pine Polynesian screw pine Thespesia populnea, bendy tree, portia tree, seaside mahoe pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds Adansonia gregorii, cream-of-tartar tree, sour gourd Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd Adansonia digitata, baobab, monkey-bread tree African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread Bombay ceiba, Ceiba pentandra, God tree, ceiba tree, kapok, silk-cotton tree, white silk-cotton tree massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber Ochroma lagopus, balsa forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts sterculia any tree of the genus Sterculia Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia, flame durrajong, flame tree south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers Brachychiton australis, broad-leaved bottletree, flame tree north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves Brachychiton populneus, currajong, kurrajong widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle Brachychiton rupestris, Queensland bottletree, Sterculia rupestris, narrow-leaved bottletree large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia Heritiera trifoliolata, Terrietia trifoliolata, booyong, brown oak, crow's foot, red beech, silky elm, stave wood large tree of Australasia Heritiera macrophylla, looking glass tree large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath Heritiera littoralis, looking-glass plant small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath Theobroma cacao, cacao, cacao tree, chocolate tree tropical American tree producing cacao beans American basswood, American lime, Tilia americana large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown Tilia cordata, small-leaved lime, small-leaved linden large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental Tilia heterophylla, cottonwood, white basswood American basswood of the Allegheny region Japanese lime, Japanese linden, Tilia japonica medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental Tilia tomentosa, silver lime, silver linden large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental New Zealand honeysuckle, rewa-rewa slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber she-oak any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina beefwood any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork Oxydendrum arboreum, sorrel tree, sourwood, titi deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves European beech, Fagus sylvatica, common beech large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America Fagus purpurea, Fagus sylvatica atropunicea, Fagus sylvatica purpurea, copper beech, purple beech variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves American beech, Fagus americana, Fagus grandifolia, red beech, white beech North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts Fagus pendula, Fagus sylvatica pendula, weeping beech variety of European beech with pendulous limbs Japanese beech a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood American chestnut, American sweet chestnut, Castanea dentata large tree found from Maine to Alabama Castanea sativa, European chestnut, Spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia Castanea mollissima, Chinese chestnut a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China Castanea crenata, Japanese chestnut a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk Allegheny chinkapin, Castanea pumila, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapin shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts Castanea ozarkensis, Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin, chinquapin shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States Japanese oak, Lithocarpus glaber, Lithocarpus glabra small evergreen tree of China and Japan Nothofagus cuninghamii, myrtle beech large evergreen tree of Tasmania Coigue, Nothofagus dombeyi Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching New Zealand beech any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus Nothofagus; some yield useful timber Nothofagus obliqua, roble beech tall deciduous South American tree Nothofagus procera, rauli beech large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber Nothofagus solanderi, black beech New Zealand forest tree Nothofagus truncata, hard beech tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood live oak any of several American evergreen oaks white oak any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf European turkey oak, Quercus cerris, turkey oak large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes Quercus coccinea, scarlet oak medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn Quercus ellipsoidalis, jack oak, northern pin oak small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes red oak any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles Quercus ilex, evergreen oak, holly-leaved oak, holm oak, holm tree evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood Quercus imbricaria, laurel oak, shingle oak small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles Quercus incana, bluejack oak, turkey oak small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point California black oak, Quercus kelloggii large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves American turkey oak, Quercus laevis, turkey oak small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes Quercus laurifolia, laurel oak, pin oak large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil Quercus lyrata, overcup oak medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year scrub oak any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets Japanese oak, Quercus grosseserrata, Quercus mongolica oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan chestnut oak an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees Quercus nigra, possum oak, water oak relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil Nuttall oak, Nuttall's oak, Quercus nuttalli similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin Quercus palustris, pin oak, swamp oak fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil Quercus phellos, willow oak medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood Quercus stellata, box white oak, brash oak, iron oak, post oak small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts Quercus suber, cork oak medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork Quercus texana, Spanish oak small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma Chinese cork oak, Quercus variabilis medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark Quercus velutina, black oak, quercitron, quercitron oak, yellow oak medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped Betula alleghaniensis, Betula leutea, yellow birch tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey bark American white birch, Betula cordifolia, Betula papyrifera, canoe birch, paper birch, paperbark birch small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes American gray birch, American grey birch, Betula populifolia, gray birch, grey birch medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree Betula pendula, European white birch, common birch, silver birch European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches Betula pubescens, downy birch, white birch European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches Betula nigra, black birch, red birch, river birch birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark Betula lenta, black birch, cherry birch, sweet birch common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture Betula neoalaskana, Yukon white birch Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark Betula fontinalis, Western birch, Western paper birch, mountain birch, swamp birch, water birch birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark American dwarf birch, Betula glandulosa, Newfoundland dwarf birch small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland Alnus glutinosa, Alnus vulgaris, European black alder, common alder medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath Alnus incana, gray alder, grey alder native to Europe but introduced in America Alnus maritima, seaside alder shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood Alnus rhombifolia, mountain alder, white alder tree of western United States Alnus rubra, Oregon alder, red alder large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture Alnus rugosa, speckled alder common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down Alnus serrulata, hazel alder, smooth alder common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark Alnus veridis, green alder shrub of mountainous areas of Europe Alnus crispa, Alnus veridis crispa, green alder North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts Carpinus betulus, European hornbeam medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn American hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn Old World hop hornbeam, Ostrya carpinifolia medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor Eastern hop hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana, ironwood, ironwood tree medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America Chionanthus virginicus, fringe bush small bushy tree of southeastern United States having profuse clusters of white flowers Fraxinus Americana, white ash spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood Fraxinus caroliniana, swamp ash small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States Fraxinus cuspidata, flowering ash shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers Fraxinus dipetala, flowering ash shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers European ash, Fraxinus excelsior, common European ash tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath Fraxinus latifolia, Fraxinus oregona, Oregon ash timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash Fraxinus nigra, basket ash, black ash, brown ash, hoop ash vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn Fraxinus ornus, flowering ash, manna ash southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna Fraxinus pennsylvanica, downy ash, red ash smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces Fraxinus quadrangulata, blue ash ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood Fraxinus texensis, mountain ash low-growing ash of Texas Fraxinus tomentosa, pumpkin ash timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base Arizona ash, Fraxinus velutina small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico liquidambar any tree of the genus Liquidambar iron tree, iron-tree, ironwood, ironwood tree a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape Combretum appiculatum, bush willow small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers Combretum erythrophyllum, bush willow small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks Lagerstroemia speciosa, Queen's crape myrtle, pride-of-India native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers myrtaceous tree trees and shrubs myrtle any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus Eugenia dicrana, 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 eucalypt, eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree a tree of the genus Eucalyptus tupelo, tupelo tree any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America Rhizophora mangle, mangrove a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building dillenia any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves Alexandrian laurel, Calophyllum inophyllum East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia Garcinia cambogia, Garcinia gummi-gutta, Garcinia hanburyi, gamboge tree low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered Shorea teysmanniana, red lauan, red lauan tree valuable Philippine timber tree Pipturus albidus Hawaiian tree of genus Pipturus having a bark (tapa) from which tapa cloth is made Ficus carica, common fig, common fig tree, fig Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit Ficus aurea, Florida strangler fig, golden fig, strangler fig, wild fig a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis, Indian banyan, banian, banian tree, banyan, banyan tree East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks Ficus religiosa, bo tree, peepul, pipal, pipal tree, pipul, sacred fig fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists Assam rubber, Ficus elastica, India-rubber fig, India-rubber plant, India-rubber tree, rubber plant large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber Ficus deltoidea, Ficus diversifolia, mistletoe fig, mistletoe rubber plant shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe Botany Bay fig, Ficus rubiginosa, Port Jackson fig, little-leaf fig, rusty rig Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood Ficus sycomorus, mulberry fig, sycamore, sycamore fig thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore Broussonetia papyrifera, paper mulberry shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries Cecropia peltata, imbauba, snake wood, trumpet tree, trumpet-wood, trumpetwood tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems Ulmus alata, wing elm, winged elm North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections American elm, Ulmus americana, rock elm, water elm, white elm large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America European field elm, Ulmus carpinifolia, smooth-leaved elm European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental Ulmus crassifolia, cedar elm elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches Ulmus glabra, witch elm, wych elm Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree Dutch elm, Ulmus hollandica any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall Huntingdon elm, Ulmus hollandica vegetata erect vigorous hybrid ornamental elm tree Ulmus laevis, water elm Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment Chinese elm, Ulmus parvifolia small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges English elm, European elm, Ulmus procera broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere Chinese elm, Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila, dwarf elm fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament Ulmus rubra, red elm, slippery elm North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood Jersey elm, Ulmus campestris sarniensis, Ulmus campestris wheatleyi, Ulmus sarniensis, guernsey elm, wheately elm a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves September elm, Ulmus serotina, red elm autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States Ulmus thomasii, rock elm tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America Celtis australis, European hackberry, Mediterranean hackberry bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe American hackberry, Celtis occidentalis large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries Celtis laevigata, sugarberry deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood Bauhinia variegata, mountain ebony, orchid tree small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood Cassia fistula, canafistola, canafistula, drumstick tree, golden shower tree, pudding pipe tree, purging cassia deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia Cassia grandis, horse cassia, pink shower, pink shower tree tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental Cassia javonica, rainbow shower deciduous ornamental hybrid of southeastern Asia and Hawaii having racemes of flowers ranging in color from cream-colored to orange and red Cassia marginata, Cassia roxburghii, horse cassia East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine Ceratonia siliqua, algarroba, carob, carob bean tree, carob tree evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob Delonix regia, Poinciana regia, flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, royal poinciana showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana Gleditsia aquatica, swamp locust, water locust honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood Gleditsia triacanthos, honey locust tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World Haematoxylum campechianum, bloodwood tree, campeachy, logwood, logwood tree spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye Tamarindus indica, tamarind, tamarind tree, tamarindo long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp Andira inermis, cabbage bark, cabbage tree, cabbage-bark tree tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic Australian chestnut, Moreton Bay chestnut Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood Circis siliquastrum, Judas tree, love tree small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers Cercis canadensis, redbud small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood Dalbergia latifolia, East India rosewood, East Indian rosewood, Indian blackwood, Indian rosewood East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood Brazilian rosewood, Dalbergia nigra, caviuna wood, jacaranda an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black Dalbergia stevensonii, Honduras rosewood Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra, kaffir boom small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles Erythrina corallodendrum, coral bean tree deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and black-spotted red seeds Erythrina crista-galli, ceibo, common coral tree, cry-baby tree, crybaby tree small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered Erythrina lysistemon, Transvaal kafferboom, kaffir boom small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds Erythrina Indica, Erythrina variegata, Indian coral tree small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds Erythrina vespertilio, cork tree prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood Ormosia monosperma, bead tree, jumby bean, jumby tree small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots Ormosia coarctata, jumbie bead, jumby bead West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds Platymiscium trinitatis, roble large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens Panama redwood, Panama redwood tree, Platymiscium pinnatum large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers Robinia pseudoacacia, black locust, yellow locust large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions Robinia viscosa, clammy locust small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds sago palm any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago feather palm palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves fan palm palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves calamus any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes fishtail palm attractive East Indian palm having distinctive bipinnate foliage Cocos nucifera, coco, coco palm, cocoa palm, coconut, coconut palm, coconut tree tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics corozo, corozo palm any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts Euterpe oleracea, cabbage palm Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young Livistona australis, cabbage palm, cabbage tree Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young Nipa fruticans, nipa palm any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds Raffia farinifera, Raffia ruffia, raffia palm a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks lady palm any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants Roystonea regia, royal palm tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba Roystonea oleracea, cabbage palm West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young Prunus caroliniana, cherry laurel, laurel cherry, mock orange, wild orange small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States fruit tree tree bearing edible fruit mountain ash any of various trees of the genus Sorbus Arabian coffee, Coffea arabica shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee Coffea liberica, Liberian coffee small tree of West Africa Coffea canephora, Coffea robusta, Rio Nunez coffee, robusta coffee native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere; resistant to coffee rust Cartagena bark, Cinchona cordifolia, Cinchona lancifolia Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark) Cinchona calisaya, Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona officinalis, calisaya Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark Cinchona pubescens, cinchona tree small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark Bursera microphylla, elephant tree small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers Bursera simaruba, gumbo-limbo tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes Boswellia carteri tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense Boswellia serrata, salai East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense Commiphora meccanensis, balm of gilead small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised Commiphora myrrha, myrrh tree tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh Protium heptaphyllum tropical American tree Protium guianense tropical American tree Cedrela odorata, Spanish cedar, Spanish cedar tree tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes African scented mahogany, Entandrophragma cylindricum, cedar mahogany, sapele mahogany African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown Flindersia australis, flindosa, flindosy, native beech tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc Flindersia schottiana, bunji-bunji Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison African mahogany African tree having hard heavy odorless wood Cuban mahogany, Dominican mahogany, Swietinia mahogani, true mahogany mahogany tree of West Indies Honduras mahogany, Swietinia macrophylla an important Central American mahogany tree Cedrela calantas, Philippine cedar, Philippine mahogany, Toona calantas, kalantas Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood Zanthoxylum americanum, Zanthoxylum fraxineum, sea ash, toothache tree small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America Hercules'-club, Hercules'-clubs, Hercules-club, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies Simarouba amara, marupa tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack Simarouba glauca, bitterwood, paradise tree medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits ailanthus any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus Jamaica quassia, Picrasma excelsa, Picrasma excelsum, bitterwood West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia Quassia amara, bitterwood, quassia handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark Bulnesia sarmienti, palo santo South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense Guaiacum officinale, lignum vitae small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin Guaiacum sanctum, bastard lignum vitae small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood osier any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture Huntingdon willow, Salix alba, white willow large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark Salix alba sericea, Salix sericea, silky willow, silver willow North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying Salix alba caerulea, cricket-bat willow Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches Salix arctica, arctic willow low creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America Babylonian weeping willow, Salix babylonica, weeping willow willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental Salix blanda, Salix pendulina, Salix pendulina blanda, Wisconsin weeping willow hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit Salix discolor, pussy willow small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves sallow any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal Salix amygdaloides, almond-leaves willow, peach-leaved willow, peachleaf willow willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees Salix candida, hoary willow, sage willow North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves Salix fragilis, brittle willow, crack willow, snap willow large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken Salix humilis, prairie willow slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America Salix herbacea, dwarf willow widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves Salix cinerea, gray willow, grey willow Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs Salix lasiolepis, arroyo willow shrubby willow of the western United States Salix lucida, shining willow common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves Salix nigra, black willow, swamp willow North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes Salix pentandra, bay willow, laurel willow European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States Salix pyrifolia, balsam willow small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed Salix repens, creeping willow small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated Salix sitchensis, Sitka willow, silky willow small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon) Salix tristis, dwarf gray willow, dwarf grey willow, sage willow willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath Salix uva-ursi, bearberry willow dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base poplar, poplar tree any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins Sapindus drumondii, Sapindus marginatus, wild China tree deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin China tree, Sapindus saponaria, chinaberry, false dogwood, jaboncillo evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans harpullia any of various tree of the genus Harpullia Cliftonia monophylla, buckwheat tree, titi tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers maple any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone holly any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges Astronium fraxinifolium, goncalo alves tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction Pistacia terebinthus, terebinth a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine Aesculus hippocastanum, buckeye, horse chestnut tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds marble-wood, marblewood hard marbled wood Chrysophyllum oliviforme, caimitillo, damson plum, satin leaf, satinleaf tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit silver bell any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers London plane, Platanus acerifolia very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree American plane, American sycamore, Platanus occidentalis, buttonwood very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico Platanus orientalis, oriental plane large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor California sycamore, Platanus racemosa tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers Arizona sycamore, Platanus wrightii medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5 Indian bean, catalpa tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods Cordia alliodora, Equador laurel, Spanish elm, cypre, princewood, salmwood large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood Avicennia marina, 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 Jatropha curcus, physic nut small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities Hevea brasiliensis, Para rubber tree, caoutchouc tree deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber Aleurites moluccana, candlenut, varnish tree large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles Aleurites fordii, tung, tung tree, tung-oil tree Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil cornel, dogwood, dogwood tree a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers conifer, coniferous tree any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones nut tree tree bearing edible nuts spice tree tree bearing aromatic bark or berries ming tree a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container ming tree an artificial plant resembling a bonsai hardtack a mountain mahogany ligneous plant, woody plant a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems 2n a figure that branches from a single root genealogical tree Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper tree diagram cladogram a tree diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships stemma a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work plane figure, two-dimensional figure a two-dimensional shape 3v chase an animal up a tree the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it her dog likes to tree squirrels Hyper chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail go after with the intent to catch 4v force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape Syn\|Hyper corner channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer direct the course; determine the direction of travelling 5v plant with trees this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer Hyper plant, set put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground 2 v stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree Syn\|Hyper shoetree elongate, stretch make long or longer by pulling and stretching Tree (once / 1341 pages) n WORD FAMILY Tree: Trees USAGE EXAMPLES They collected specimens near One Tree Island in the Great Barrier Reef, off the northeast coast of Australia. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) That’s when he met up with Big Tree Farms co-founder Ben Ripple, who was working in Bali. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Trees on city streets may worsen rather than reduce air pollution. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) n English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) Syn\|Exp Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian a theatrical performer theatrical producer someone who produces theatrical performances
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