"food tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: food trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} food tree (plural food trees)
  1. (botany) A tree cultivated or managed for edible products (such as leaves, seeds) that are used for human consumption (term either including or used in opposition to "fruit tree") Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Trees Hypernyms: tree Related terms: food crop, fruit tree, nut tree
    Sense id: en-food_tree-en-noun-6bDzlSFU Disambiguation of Trees: 51 39 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 31 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 64 21 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 58 25 17 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (botany) A tree whose products are consumed by animals or wildlife. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-food_tree-en-noun-0QdxAhDp Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. An apparatus in or on which food for animals or wildlife is arranged.
    Sense id: en-food_tree-en-noun-VwJB1Srv

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