tree branch vs tree

tree branch and tree both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tree branch	Yes	No	No	No
tree	Yes	No	Yes	No

tree branch (noun)	tree (noun)
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree	a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	a figure that branches from a single root

tree branch (verb)	tree (verb)
	stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
	chase an animal up a tree
	plant with trees
	force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape