Tree vs. Flower

Treenoun

(botany) A large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, with a single trunk that grows in girth with age and branches (that also grow in circumference with age).

Treenoun

(botany) Any plant that is reminiscent of the above but not classified as a tree in the strict botanical sense.

Treenoun

An object made from a tree trunk and having multiple hooks or storage platforms.

Treenoun

A device used to hold or stretch a shoe open.

Treenoun

The structural frame of a saddle.

Treenoun

(graph theory) A connected graph with no cycles or, equivalently, a connected graph with n vertices and n-1 edges.

Treenoun

(computing theory) A recursive data structure in which each node has zero or more nodes as children.

Treenoun

(graphical user interface) A display or listing of entries or elements such that there are primary and secondary entries shown, usually linked by drawn lines or by indenting to the right.

Treenoun

Any structure or construct having branches akin to (1).

Treenoun

The structure or wooden frame used in the construction of a saddle used in horse riding.

Treenoun

(slang) Marijuana.

Treenoun

(obsolete) A cross or gallows.

Treenoun

(obsolete) wood; timber

Treenoun

(chemistry) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.

Treenoun

(cartomancy) The fifth Lenormand card.

Treeverb

(transitive) To chase (an animal or person) up a tree.

Treeverb

(transitive) To place in a tree.

Treeverb

(transitive) To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree.

Treenoun

Any perennial woody plant of considerable size (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk.

Treenoun

Something constructed in the form of, or considered as resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and branches; as, a genealogical tree.

Treenoun

A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber; - used in composition, as in axletree, boottree, chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.

Treenoun

A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.

Treenoun

Wood; timber.

Treenoun

A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution. See Lead tree, under Lead.

Treeverb

To drive to a tree; to cause to ascend a tree; as, a dog trees a squirrel.

Treeverb

To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree; as, to tree a boot. See Tree, n., 3.

Treenoun

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

Treenoun

a figure that branches from a single root;

Treenoun

English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)

Treeverb

chase a bear up a tree with dogs and kill it

Treenoun

a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.

Treenoun

(in general use) any bush, shrub, or herbaceous plant with a tall erect stem, e.g. a banana plant.

Treenoun

a wooden structure or part of a structure.

Treenoun

the cross on which Christ was crucified.

Treenoun

a gibbet.

Treenoun

a thing that has a branching structure resembling that of a tree.

Treenoun

a diagram with a structure of branching connecting lines, representing different processes and relationships.

Treeverb

force (a hunted animal) to take refuge in a tree.

Treeverb

force (someone) into a difficult situation.

Treeverb

(of an area) planted with trees

Tree

In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only wood plants with secondary growth, plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a specified height.

Flowernoun

A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.

Flowernoun

(botany) A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil.

Flowernoun

A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.

Flowernoun

(usually with in) Of plants, a state of bearing blooms.

Flowernoun

The vulva, especially the labia majora.

Flowernoun

(idiomatic) The best examples or representatives of a group.

Flowernoun

The best state of things; the prime.

Flowernoun

(obsolete) Flour.

Flowernoun

A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation.

Flowernoun

A figure of speech; an ornament of style.

Flowernoun

(printing) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.

Flowernoun

(in the plural) Menstrual discharges.

Flowernoun

(rare) Something that flows, such as a river.

Flowerverb

To put forth blooms.

Flowerverb

To decorate with pictures of flowers.

Flowerverb

To reach a state of full development or achievement.

Flowerverb

To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.

Flowerverb

To come off as flowers by sublimation.

Flowernoun

In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage.

Flowernoun

That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the organs of reproduction, whether inclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not. A complete flower consists of two essential parts, the stamens and the pistil, and two floral envelopes, the corolla and callyx. In mosses the flowers consist of a few special leaves surrounding or subtending organs called archegonia. See Blossom, and Corolla.

Flowernoun

The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth.

Flowernoun

Grain pulverized; meal; flour.

Flowernoun

A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur.

Flowernoun

A figure of speech; an ornament of style.

Flowernoun

Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.

Flowernoun

Menstrual discharges.

Flowerverb

To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June.

Flowerverb

To come into the finest or fairest condition.

Flowerverb

To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.

Flowerverb

To come off as flowers by sublimation.

Flowerverb

To embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk.

Flowernoun

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

Flowernoun

reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

Flowernoun

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Flowerverb

produce or yield flowers;

Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs.