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Word List: Trees
- tree, trees [tɹiː]
(noun) - Definition:
- a large plant, typically over four meters in height, a single trunk which grows in girth with age and branches which also grow in circumference with age
- Example:
- The girl loves to sit under the large tree.
- trunk, trunks [tɹʌŋk]
(noun) - Definition:
- the (usually single) upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches
- Example:
- The trunk is so large that you cannot put your arms around it.
- branch, branches [bɹæntʃ]
(noun) - Definition:
- the woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing
- Example:
- The new tree finally grew branches.
- leaf, leaves [liːf]
(noun) - Definition:
- the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants
- Example:
- Many leaves turn red in the fall.
- root, roots [ruːt]
(noun) - Definition:
- the part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients
- Example:
- Sometimes you can see some of the roots of a tree above the ground.
- Homophone(s):route
- twig, twigs [twɪɡ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a small thin branch of a tree or bush
- Example:
- There are two types of twig, vegetative twigs and fruiting spurs.
- bark, barks [bɑː(ɹ)k]
(noun) - Definition:
- the exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree
- Example:
- Bark overlays the wood and consists of the inner bark and the outer bark.
- Synonym(s):rind
- fir, firs [fɜː(r)]
(noun) - Definition:
- evergreen conifers with needle-like leaves that are attached to the twig by a base that resembles a small suction cup, also having cylindrical cones
- Example:
- I can almost smell the fir scent.
- Homophone(s):fur
- cone, cones [kəʊn]
(noun) - Definition:
- the fruit of a conifer
- Example:
- Sean likes collecting cones.
- oak tree, oak trees
(noun) - Definition:
- a tree of the genus Quercus, bearing acorns and having lobed leaves
- Example:
- Many oak trees together look beautiful.
- acorn, acorns [ˈākôrn]
(noun) - Definition:
- the fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule
- Example:
- Acorns take between 6 or 24 months (depending on the species) to mature.
- beech, beeches [biːʧ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches
- Example:
- Beeches are native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.
- birch, birch [bərch]
(noun) - Definition:
- generally small to medium-size trees or shrubs, mostly of temperate climates, their simple leaves may be toothed or pointed and their fruit is a small samara
- Example:
- The bark of all birches is characteristically marked with long horizontal lenticels.
- maple tree, maple trees
(noun) - Definition:
- trees growing to 10–45 meters in height, most species are deciduous, but a few in southern Asia and the Mediterranean region are evergreen, distinguished by opposite leaf arrangement
- Example:
- Maple flowers are green, yellow, orange or red.
- palm tree, palm trees
(noun) - Definition:
- common name for a tree of the genus Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand
- Example:
- Palm trees are often found on the beach.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/environment-and-nature/plants/trees/
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