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/tɹiː/ English

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A perennial woody plant, not exactly defined, but differentiated from a shrub by its larger size (typically over a few meters in height) or growth habit, usually having a single (or few) main axis or trunk unbranched for some distance above the ground and a head of branches and foliage.“Birds have a nest in a tree in the garden.”
Any plant that is reminiscent of the above but not classified as a tree (in any botanical sense).“the banana tree”
An object made from a tree trunk and having multiple hooks or storage platforms.“He had the choice of buying a scratching post or a cat tree.”
A device used to hold or stretch a shoe open.“He put a shoe tree in each of his shoes.”

To chase (an animal or person) up a tree.“The dog treed the cat.”
To place in a tree.“Black bears can tree their cubs for protection, but grizzly bears cannot.”
To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree.“to tree a boot”
To take refuge in a tree.