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(Encyclopedia)wayfaring tree: see honeysuckle. ...tulip tree
(Encyclopedia)tulip tree: see magnolia.tung tree
(Encyclopedia)tung tree: see spurge; tung oil. ...turpentine tree
(Encyclopedia)turpentine tree: see terebinth.sorrel tree
(Encyclopedia)sorrel tree, common name for a variety of plants, including the Australian hibiscus, Hibiscus heterophyllus, of the mallow family. The staggerbush, Lyoma mariana, and the sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum...Tree, Ellen
(Encyclopedia)Tree, Ellen: see Kean, Edmund.tree fern
(Encyclopedia)tree fern, any fern having a treelike trunk. Sometimes other similar primitive plants are also called tree fern, e.g., species of cycad. ...tree frog
(Encyclopedia)tree frog, name for any of the small tree- or shrub-inhabiting frogs of the family Hylidae, characterized by an adhesive disk on the tip of each of the clawlike toes. This family has about 300 species...tree mouse
(Encyclopedia)tree mouse: see mouse; vole. ...tree shrew
(Encyclopedia)tree shrew, small, arboreal mammal of the family Tupaiidae, found in S Asia. The 17 known species of tree shrews are classified as the order Tupaioidea or Scandentia. Tree shrews superficially resembl...Browse by Subject
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