tree

tree
noun
ADJECTIVE
deciduous, evergreen
coniferous
native
exotic, tropical
ornamental
forest, woodland (esp. BrE)
big, giant, great, high, huge, large, massive, mighty, tall
low, small, stunted
mature
old, young
bare, leafless
shady

We sat beneath a shady tree.

shade

It was a small town of dust lanes and wide shade trees.

hollow
gnarled

a gnarled old apple tree

fallen

A fallen tree was blocking the road.

dead
fruit
apple, cherry, maple, peach, pear, etc.
beech, oak, palm, pine, willow, etc.
Christmas
… OF TREES
clump, copse, grove
avenue (esp. BrE), belt (esp. BrE), line
VERB + TREE
grow, plant
climb
chop down, cut down, fell

Protesters formed a human blockade to stop loggers felling trees.

uproot

The floods left a tide of mud and uprooted trees.

prune
be shaded by
TREE + VERB
grow
stand

An enormous oak tree stands at the entrance to the school.

line sth, surround sth

Palm trees line the broad avenue.

sway

Trees swayed gently in the breeze.

be blown down, blow down, fall
bear sth, produce sth

The tree produces tiny white blossoms.

provide sth
TREE + NOUN
bark, branch, leaves, limb, root, stump, trunk
tops (usually treetops)
canopy

dappled shafts of light which struggled through the tree canopy

cover

Tree cover would prevent further soil erosion.

felling, planting
trimmer
species
line (usually treeline)

Above the treeline, take a grassy path leading steeply to the summit.

belt

The tree belt around the fields acts as a windbreak.

growth
rings

The forest can be dated by studying tree rings.

damage

tree damage caused by acid rain

nursery

He bought tools and seeds with the aim of setting up a tree nursery.

surgeon
hugger (usually tree-hugger) (= sb who is anxious to protect the environment) (disapproving, humorous)
PREPOSITION
in a/the tree

a bird in a tree

on a/the tree

fruit on a tree

under a tree

We sat under a tree, in the shade.

up a/the tree

The cat got stuck up a tree.


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