"tree of life" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɹi ʌv laɪf/ Audio: en-us-tree of life.ogg Forms: trees of life [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|trees of life}} tree of life (plural trees of life)
  1. A kind of tree, the arborvitae; an individual thereof. Related terms: creationist orchard, LUCA
    Sense id: en-tree_of_life-en-noun-en:arborvitae__a_kind_of_tree_or_individual_thereof
  2. (biology) A metaphor used to describe the phylogenetic relationships between organisms, both living and extinct; a diagram that shows those relationships, with a treelike appearance. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-tree_of_life-en-noun-en:metaphor_for_phylogenetic_relationships;_diagram_thereof Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (biblical) A term used in the Hebrew Bible that is a component of the world tree motif. Categories (topical): Bible Categories (lifeform): Trees Translations (biblical): Lebensbaum [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-tree_of_life-en-noun-en:biblical_term;_concept_so_named Disambiguation of Trees: 10 24 54 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 21 60 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 14 73 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 14 66 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 19 63 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 18 68 9 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'biblical': 0 8 89 3
  4. (Judaism) The central mystical symbol used in the Kabbalah of esoteric Judaism, also known as the ten sephiroth. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-tree_of_life-en-noun-en:ten_sephiroth__in_Kabbalah

Inflected forms

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