tree

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Other forms: trees; treed

A tree is a large plant with a trunk, branches, and leaves. If you have an apple tree in your backyard, you'll have apples in the fall — and a nice shady place to sit in the summer.

The thick, woody trunk is actually the stem of a tree, and its ability to grow so much taller than other plants evolved partly as a way for trees to absorb more sunlight. Trees do a lot for humans, including providing oxygen, giving us places to climb, producing fruit, shading us, and providing lumber and fuel. As a verb, tree means "chase into a tree," the way your dog might tree the neighbor's cat.

Definitions of tree

1. noun

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

   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

   a tropical tree producing beans used to make chocolate

   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

   type of:

   ligneous plant, woody plant

   a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
2. noun

   a figure that branches from a single root
   “genealogical tree”

   synonyms: tree diagram

   types:

   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

   type of:

   plane figure, two-dimensional figure

   a two-dimensional shape
3. verb

   chase an animal up a tree
   “the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it”

   “her dog likes to tree squirrels”

   type of:

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

   go after with the intent to catch
4. verb

   force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
   synonyms: corner

   type of:

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

   direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
5. verb

   plant with trees
   “this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer”

   type of:

   plant, set

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

   stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
   synonyms: shoetree

   type of:

   elongate, stretch

   make long or longer by pulling and stretching