| Main Entry: | tree |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large plant enclosed in bark and shedding leaves |
Synonyms: |
forest, hardwood, pulp, sapling, seedling, shrub, softwood, stock, timber, topiary, wood, woods |
| Notes: | bush and shrub are used interchangeably for relatively low woody perennials with many stems and branches that grow from a complex close to the ground; a tree is a woody perennial, usually taller, with branches starting higher up |