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tree sparrow

(Encyclopedia)tree sparrow: see weaverbird.

tree surgery

(Encyclopedia)tree surgery, practice of repairing damaged trees to restore their appearance and to arrest disease. Injured or diseased parts are first removed (even small cavities in the bark may harbor injurious f...

tree toad

(Encyclopedia)tree toad: see tree frog.

soapbark tree

(Encyclopedia)soapbark tree: see soap plant.

toothache tree

(Encyclopedia)toothache tree: see prickly ash. ...

umbrella tree

(Encyclopedia)umbrella tree: see magnolia.

big tree

(Encyclopedia)big tree: see sequoia.

rain tree

(Encyclopedia)rain tree, also called monkeypod, a large leguminous tropical tree (Albizia saman or Samanea saman) of tropical America belonging to the family Leguminosae (pulse family), the leaves of which fold tog...

rowan tree

(Encyclopedia)rowan tree: see mountain ash.

pipe tree

(Encyclopedia)pipe tree: see lilac; saxifrage. ...