tree

tree · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) A woody perennial plant with a single main stem or trunk and branches.

  2. 2.

    (noun) A diagram with a branching structure.

  3. 3.

    (noun) A wooden structure or part.

  4. 4.

    (verb) To force into a difficult position; to corner.

  5. 5.

    (computing) A hierarchical data structure.

Forms

plural: trees

Related words

See also: forest, plant, wood
Synonyms: plant, shrub

Etymology

From Old English "treow" meaning "tree, wood, timber, wooden object," from Proto-Germanic "*trewan." Related to Old Norse "tre" and Gothic "triu." The word has remained remarkably stable in form and meaning throughout English history.