tree (noun) | pepper 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 | small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits |
a figure that branches from a single root | small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs |
tree (verb) | pepper 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 |