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(Encyclopedia)plane tree, sycamore, or buttonwood, any species of the genus Platanus, deciduous trees of most temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, exclusive of Africa. The hairy, dry, seedlike fruits are ...pipe tree
(Encyclopedia)pipe tree: see lilac; saxifrage. ...rowan tree
(Encyclopedia)rowan tree: see mountain ash.turpentine tree
(Encyclopedia)turpentine tree: see terebinth.tulip tree
(Encyclopedia)tulip tree: see magnolia.tung tree
(Encyclopedia)tung tree: see spurge; tung oil. ...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. ...Browse by Subject
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