stem of tree
61Tree of Jesse — The oldest complete Jesse Tree window is in Chartres Cathedral, 1145. The Tree of Jesse is a depiction in art of the Ancestors of Christ, shown in a tree which rises from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David; the original use of the… …
62Tree — For other uses, see Tree (disambiguation). Trees on a mountain in northern Utah during early autumn …
63Tree — n. & v. 1 a a perennial plant with a woody self supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. unbranched for some distance above the ground (cf. SHRUB(1)). b any similar plant having a tall erect usu. single stem, e.g. palm tree. 2 a piece… …
64tree — n. & v. 1 a a perennial plant with a woody self supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. unbranched for some distance above the ground (cf. SHRUB(1)). b any similar plant having a tall erect usu. single stem, e.g. palm tree. 2 a piece… …
65stem — stem1 stemless, adj. stemlike, adj. /stem/, n., v., stemmed, stemming. n. 1. the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis. 2. the stalk that supports… …
66tree fern — noun any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae •… …
67tree fern — any of various ferns, mostly tropical and chiefly of the family Cyatheaceae, that attain the size of trees, sending up a straight trunklike stem with foliage at the summit. [1840 50] * * * Any of various ferns (especially those of the families… …
68stem — {{11}}stem (n.) O.E. stemn, stefn stem of a plant, also either end post of a ship, from P.Gmc. *stamniz (Cf. O.S. stamm, O.N. stafn stem of a ship; Dan. stamme, Swed. stam trunk of a tree; O.H.G. stam, Ger. Stamm), from PIE root *sta …
69tree — [[t]tri[/t]] n. v. treed, tree•ing 1) bot a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usu. developing branches at some distance from the ground 2) pln any of various shrubs, bushes, and… …
70tree trunk — noun the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑trunk, ↑bole • Hypernyms: ↑stalk, ↑stem • Part Holonyms: ↑ …
