tree (noun) | burl (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 | the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer |
a figure that branches from a single root | a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree |
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design |
tree (verb) | burl (verb) |
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force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape | remove the burls from cloth |
plant with trees | |
chase an animal up a tree | |
stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree |