tree (noun) | arbor (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 | tree (as opposed to shrub) |
a figure that branches from a single root | any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts |
a framework that supports climbing plants |
tree (verb) | arbor (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 |