"tree" meaning in English

See tree in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /triː/ [UK], /tri/ [US] Audio: en-uk-tree.ogg [UK], en-us-tree.ogg [US] Forms: tree [singular], trees [plural]
enPR: trē [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A tree is a tall plant of wood.
    Sense id: simple-tree-en-noun-KAKX4DlN
  2. A tree is a map or a diagram of ideas that looks like the plant.
    Sense id: simple-tree-en-noun-qRlr93j2

Verb

IPA: /triː/ [UK], /tri/ [US] Audio: en-uk-tree.ogg [UK], en-us-tree.ogg [US] Forms: tree [canonical], trees [third-person, singular], treed [past], treed [past, participle], treeing [present, participle]
enPR: trē [US] Head templates: {{verb|tree|trees|treed|treeing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. (uncommon) If you tree something, you chase it up into a tree.
    Sense id: simple-tree-en-verb-LUF7jkx0
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