Topic: PLANTS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | treow |
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tree S1 W1
[countable]
[countable]1HBP a very tall plant that has branches and leaves, and lives for many years : 
As a kid, I loved to climb trees.
As a kid, I loved to climb trees. a cherry/peach/apple etc tree the trunk of an old oak tree (=the main central part part, from which the branches grow)
the trunk of an old oak tree (=the main central part part, from which the branches grow)2 a drawing that connects things with lines to show how they are related to each other ➔ family tree
➔ Christmas treeWORD FOCUS: tree
parts of a tree: trunk, branch, leaf, blossom, roots, bark, twig
a large area of trees: forest, rainforest, jungle
a small area of trees: wood/woods, thicket British English, copse British English
types of tree: evergreen, deciduous, conifer, fruit tree, hardwood tree
wood from trees: timber, lumber, firewoodtree ➔ bush, shrub, sapling, deforestation
➔ top of the tree
at top1 (3)➔ it doesn't grow on trees
at grow (7)➔ be up a gum tree
at gum tree (2)WORD FOCUS: treeWORD FOCUS: tree parts of a tree: trunk, branch, leaf, blossom, roots, bark, twig
a large area of trees: forest, rainforest, jungle
a small area of trees: wood/woods, thicket British English, copse British English
types of tree: evergreen, deciduous, conifer, fruit tree, hardwood tree
wood from trees: timber, lumber, firewoodtree ➔ bush, shrub, sapling, deforestation
