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/triː/

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Translation

A tall plant with a hard trunk, branches, and leaves that lives for many years.

Word origin

From Old English treow, which meant both a tree and the wood that comes from it.

Origin
Old English
Root
treow

Grammar

Gender
Pluraltrees

Examples

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"Tree" means the tall plant with a trunk and branches.

taller .

Here "tree" is one large plant you can see.

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"Trees" is the plural, meaning more than one tree.

A "tree" is a tall plant with a hard trunk, branches, and leaves. Trees can live for many years and grow far taller than a person.

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This word is part of lesson 15.