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• Tree of life — For other uses, see Tree of life (disambiguation). An 1847 depiction of the Norse Yggdrasil as described in the Icelandic Prose Edda by Oluf Olufsen Bagge The concept of a tree of life, a many branched tree illustrating the idea that all life on… …   Wikipedia

• sap|pan|wood — «suh PAN WUD», noun. 1. a wood yielding a red dye, obtained from an East Indian tree of the pea family. 2. the tree itself. Also, sapanwood. ╂[half translation of Dutch sapanhout; sapan < Malay sapa ] …   Useful english dictionary

• varnish tree — 1. any of various trees yielding sap or other substances used for varnish, as Rhus verniciflua, of Japan. 2. an Asian tree, Koelreuteria paniculata, of the soapberry family, having showy clusters of yellow flowers from 12 to 18 in. (30 to 46 cm)… …   Universalium

• Fruit tree propagation — is usually carried out through asexual reproduction by grafting or budding the desired variety onto a suitable rootstock. Perennial plants can be propagated either by sexual or vegetative means. Sexual reproduction occurs when male pollen from… …   Wikipedia

• incense tree — noun any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑elephant tree, ↑Bursera microphylla, ↑gumbo limbo, ↑Bursera simaruba, ↑Boswellia carteri …   Useful english dictionary

• sandarac tree — noun large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes • Syn: ↑sandarac, ↑Tetraclinis articulata, ↑Callitris quadrivalvis… …   Useful english dictionary

• cabbage tree — noun 1. tree with shaggy unpleasant smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic • Syn: ↑cabbage bark, ↑cabbage bark tree, ↑Andira inermis • Hypernyms: ↑angelim, ↑andelmin …   Useful english dictionary

• button tree — noun evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood • Syn: ↑button mangrove, ↑Conocarpus erectus • Hypernyms: ↑tree * * * noun 1. : a shrub or tree of the genus Conocarpus having hard …   Useful english dictionary

• tolu tree — noun medium sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high grade furniture and cabinetwork • Syn: ↑tolu balsam tree, ↑Myroxylon balsamum, ↑Myroxylon toluiferum • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• planer tree — ˈplānə(r) noun Etymology: after J. J. Planer died 1789 German botanist : a small leaved No. American tree (Planera aquatica) bearing wingless fruit called also hornbeam, water elm * * * /play neuhr/ a small tree, Planera aquatica, of the elm… …   Useful english dictionary

• timber tree — noun any tree that is valued as a source of lumber or timber • Hypernyms: ↑tree * * * timber tree noun A tree suitable or grown for timber • • • Main Entry: ↑timber * * * timber tree, a tree yielding wood suitable for building or construction …   Useful english dictionary