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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...

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.

toothache tree

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

upas tree

(Encyclopedia)upas tree yo͞oˈpəs [key]: see mulberry. ...