"treelet" meaning in English

See treelet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: treelets [plural]
Etymology: tree + -let Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tree|let}} tree + -let Head templates: {{en-noun}} treelet (plural treelets)
  1. a small tree Translations (a small tree): arbeto (Esperanto), Bäumchen [neuter] (German), fácska (Hungarian), drzewko [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-treelet-en-noun-aU7nw35N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -let

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "a small tree",
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