1a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.
(in general use) any bush, shrub, or herbaceous plant with a tall erect stem, e.g. a banana plant.
2a wooden structure or part of a structure.
archaic or literary the cross on which Christ was crucified.
archaic a gibbet.
3a thing that has a branching structure resembling that of a tree.
(also tree diagram) a diagram with a structure of branching connecting lines, representing different processes and relationships.
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1North American force (a hunted animal) to take refuge in a tree.
informal, chiefly US force (someone) into a difficult situation.
2 (as adjective treed) (of an area) planted with trees:sparsely treed grasslands
out of one's tree
informal completely stupid; mad.
up a tree
informal, chiefly North American in a difficult situation without escape; cornered.
