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tree

/triː/
verb
  1. To force an animal or person to climb up a tree to escape danger.
    • Hunters treed a bear during the chase.
    • The raccoon was treed by the barking dogs.
    • The dog treed the cat in the neighbor's yard.
noun
  1. A tall plant with a thick wooden trunk and branches, usually living for many years.
    • Birds build their nests in the branches of the tree.
    • The oak tree in our backyard is over 100 years old.
    • We planted a small apple tree in the garden last spring.
  2. A diagram or structure that shows relationships or connections, like a family tree or a decision tree.
    • She drew a family tree to show how everyone is related.
    • The company's organizational tree shows who reports to whom.
    • The computer uses a decision tree to sort the data.