"phylogenetic tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phylogenetic trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} phylogenetic tree (plural phylogenetic trees)
  1. (biology) A branching diagram illustrating the potential evolutionary relationships among biological organisms or other entities which the tree-maker hypothesizes share a common ancestor. Categories (topical): Biology Hypernyms: tree (english: structurally) Translations (tree diagram): 系統發生樹 (Chinese Mandarin), 系统发生树 (xìtǒngfāshēngshù) (Chinese Mandarin), 演化樹 (Chinese Mandarin), 演化树 (yǎnhuàshù) (Chinese Mandarin), evoluutiopuu (Finnish), fylogeneettinen puu (Finnish), arbre phylogénétique [masculine] (French), arbore filogenetic [masculine] (Romanian), филогенети́ческое де́рево (filogenetíčeskoje dérevo) [neuter] (Russian), эволюцио́нное де́рево (evoljuciónnoje dérevo) [neuter] (Russian), árbol filogenético [masculine] (Spanish), lipmulaing punungkahoy (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-phylogenetic_tree-en-noun-Th7MUlbE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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