tree (noun) | devil tree (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 | evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally |
a figure that branches from a single root |
tree (verb) | devil tree (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 |