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tree

[tree] / tri /
NOUN
large plant enclosed in bark and shedding leaves
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Yellow ribbons are tied to neighbors’ mailboxes and trees.

From The Wall Street Journal

An elephant's trunk can surpass a human's height and lift trees -- a marvel of strength that's conversely so gentle it can grasp a tortilla chip without breaking it.

From Barron's

AFP images showed the battered city of 400,000 people littered with trees felled by strong winds and roofs blown off buildings.

From Barron's

During a hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear that the group’s guide had tied to a tree to await the president’s bullet.

From The Wall Street Journal

One was the use of fire, which burned trees and shrubs.

From Science Daily