the topmost branches of a tree

  • 1topmost — [[t]tɒ̱pmoʊst[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n The topmost thing in a number of things is the one that is highest or nearest the top. ...the topmost branches of a gigantic oak tree. Syn: uppermost, highest …

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  • 2top|most — «TOP mohst», adjective. highest; uppermost: »the topmost branches of a tree …

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  • 3branch — branch1 W2S1 [bra:ntʃ US bræntʃ] n ↑branch, ↑leaves, ↑trunk ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a tree)¦ 2¦(of a business/shop/company etc)¦ 3¦(of government)¦ 4¦(of a subject)¦ 5¦(of a family)¦ 6¦(of a river/road etc)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Dat …

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  • 4Deity — • This article is confined to the non Christian notion of the Deity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Deity     Deity     † …

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  • 5Great Grey Shrike — Nominate subspecies Lanius excubitor excubitor Note Striped Field Mouse (Apodemus agrarius) prey propped up on thorn Conservation status …

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  • 6branch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of a tree ADJECTIVE ▪ top, topmost ▪ low, low hanging, overhanging ▪ Be careful of overhanging branches. ▪ …

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  • 7-most — [məust US moust] suffix [in adjectives] nearest to something ▪ the northernmost town in Sweden (=the town that is furthest to the north) ▪ the topmost branches of the tree …

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  • 8-most — suffix (in adjectives) nearest to something: the northernmost town in Sweden (=the town that is furthest to the north): the topmost branches of the tree …

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  • 9angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …

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  • 10gymnosperm — gymnospermism, n. /jim neuh sperrm /, n. Bot. a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary; a conifer or cycad. Cf. angiosperm. [1820 30; < NL gymnospermae name of type. See GYMNO , SPERM] * * * Any woody plant that reproduces&#8230; …

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