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81tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… …
82tree — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plant, sapling, scrub, shrub, bush; timber; whiffletree; stake; gibbet, gallows; family tree, pedigree, lineage. See vegetable, ancestry. II (Roget s IV) n. Common types of trees include: ash, elm,… …
83Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil — In the Book of Genesis, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (and occasionally translated as the Tree of Conscience, ). A serpent later tempted Eve, who was aware of the prohibition, to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge… …
84fig — I [[t]fɪg[/t]] n. 1) pln any tree or shrub of the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, bearing syconia as its fruit 2) pln the turbinate or pear shaped fruit of such a tree or shrub 3) a contemptibly trifling amount; the least bit: Their help… …
85tree — Synonyms and related words: Stammbaum, acacia, ailanthus, alder, alligator pear, allspice, almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, avocado, ax, balsa, balsam, banyan, bare pole, basswood, bay, bayberry, beech, betel palm, birch, block, bottle up,… …
86Fig leaf — A fig leaf is the covering up of an act or an object that is embarrassing or disagreeable. The term is a metaphorical reference to the Biblical Book of Genesis, in which Adam and Eve used fig leaves to cover their nakedness after eating the fruit …
87Tree of Jiva and Atman — The Tree of Jiva and Atman appears in the Vedic scriptures, predating current Hinduism, as a metaphysical metaphor concerning the soul.The Rig Veda samhita 1.164.20 22, Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1 2, and Svetasvatara Upanisad 4.6 7, speak of two… …
88fig — Ficus, the partially dried fruit of Ficus carica (family Moraceae); used as a nutrient, mild laxative, and demulcent. [L. ficus; A.S. fic] * * * Flosequinan Investigator Group * * * fig abbr figure fig fig n 1) an oblong or pear shaped fruit that …
89fig — 1 noun (C) 1 a soft sweet fruit with a lot of small seeds, often eaten dried, or the tree on which this fruit grows 2 BrE not care/not give a fig (for sth) to not be concerned or interested in something at all 3 not worth a fig of no value 2 1… …
90Tree serpent — Serpent Ser pent, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, entis (sc. bestia), fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr. ???, Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile. Cf. {Herpes}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,… …
