Tree Triː Plant Fallen Trunk Small Noun Oak/Olive/Apple

• an oak/olive/apple tree
• to plant a tree
• to chop/cut down/fell a tree
• they took a seat on a fallen tree trunk in the middle of a small clearing.

tree

1. a tall plant that can live a long time. Trees have a thick central wooden trunk from which branches grow, usually with leaves on them
• COMPARE bush
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• an oak/olive/apple tree
• to plant a tree
• to chop/cut down/fell a tree
• They took a seat on a fallen tree trunk in the middle of a small clearing.
• They followed a path through the trees.
• Tall pine trees line the roadways.
• a fruit tree
• I quickly climbed a nearby tree and hid in the branches.
• The branches of trees sway in the wind.

Extra Examples

• A fallen tree was blocking the road.
• Palm trees line the broad avenue.
• Protesters formed a human blockade to stop loggers felling trees.
• The cat got stuck up a tree.
• The floods left a tide of mud and uprooted trees.
• The forest can be dated by studying tree rings.
• The tree belt around the fields acts as a windbreak.
• Tree cover would prevent further soil erosion.
• Monkeys were swinging wildly from tree to tree.
2. a child usually behaves in a similar way to his or her parent(s)
3. in the highest position or rank in a profession or career
4. to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve something
• You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money.
5. to be behaving in a crazy or stupid way, perhaps because of drugs or alcohol
6. used to tell somebody not to use something or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it
7. to not see or understand the main point about something, because you are paying too much attention to small details

Word Origin

• Old English trēow, trēo: from a Germanic variant of an Indo-European root shared by Greek doru ‘wood, spear’, drus ‘oak’.