"at the top of the tree" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at the top of the tree, {{en-PP}} at the top of the tree
  1. (informal, figuratively) At the highest level. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-at_the_top_of_the_tree-en-prep_phrase-PcOeykii Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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