tree (noun) | alder (noun) |
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a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms | wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc |
a figure that branches from a single root | north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant |
tree (verb) | alder (verb) |
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force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape | |
plant with trees | |
chase an animal up a tree | |
stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree |