tree trunk vs tree

tree trunk and tree both are nouns.

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

tree trunk (noun)	tree (noun)
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber	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 trunk (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