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  Tree \Tree\ (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre['o],
     tre['o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio,
     Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr["a], tr["a]d, Goth. triu,
     Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a
     tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree,
     wood, d[=a]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. Dryad, Germander,
     Tar, n., Trough.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size
        (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
        trunk.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
           is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,
           fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as
        resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
        branches; as, a genealogical tree.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
        -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
        chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts
                                                    x. 39.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of
              silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2
                                                    Tim. ii. 20).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
        forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
        See Lead tree, under Lead.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Tree bear (Zo["o]l.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]
  
     Tree beetle (Zo["o]l.) any one of numerous species of
        beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as
        the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
        goldsmith beetle.
  
     Tree bug (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,
        trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma,
        Rhaphigaster, and allied genera.
  
     Tree cat (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus
        musang).
  
     Tree clover (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus
        alba). See Melilot.
  
     Tree crab (Zo["o]l.), the purse crab. See under Purse.
  
     Tree creeper (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        arboreal creepers belonging to Certhia, Climacteris,
        and allied genera. See Creeper, 3.
  
     Tree cricket (Zo["o]l.), a nearly white arboreal American
        cricket ({Ecanthus niv[oe]us) which is noted for its loud
        stridulation; -- called also white cricket.
  
     Tree crow (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of Old
        World crows belonging to Crypsirhina and allied genera,
        intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail
        is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.
  
     Tree dove (Zo["o]l.) any one of several species of East
        Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to Macropygia and
        allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly
        arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.
  
     Tree duck (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of ducks
        belonging to Dendrocygna and allied genera. These ducks
        have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are
        arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical
        parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
  
     Tree fern (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight
        trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even
        higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most
        of the existing species are tropical.
  
     Tree fish (Zo["o]l.), a California market fish
        ({Sebastichthys serriceps).
  
     Tree frog. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Same as Tree toad.
        (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs
            belonging to Chiromantis, Rhacophorus, and allied
            genera of the family Ranid[ae]. Their toes are
            furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog
            (see under Flying) is an example.
  
     Tree goose (Zo["o]l.), the bernicle goose.
  
     Tree hopper (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on
        the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by
        sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the
        prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the
        form of a spine or crest.
  
     Tree jobber (Zo["o]l.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]
  
     Tree kangaroo. (Zo["o]l.) See Kangaroo.
  
     Tree lark (Zo["o]l.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Tree lizard (Zo["o]l.), any one of a group of Old World
        arboreal lizards ({Dendrosauria) comprising the
        chameleons.
  
     Tree lobster. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Tree crab, above.
  
     Tree louse (Zo["o]l.), any aphid; a plant louse.
  
     Tree moss. (Bot.)
        (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.
        (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.
            
  
     Tree mouse (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        African mice of the subfamily Dendromyin[ae]. They have
        long claws and habitually live in trees.
  
     Tree nymph, a wood nymph. See Dryad.
  
     Tree of a saddle, a saddle frame.
  
     Tree of heaven (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus
        glandulosus) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and
        greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.
  
     Tree of life (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor
        vit[ae].
  
     Tree onion (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium
        proliferum) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or
        among its flowers.
  
     Tree oyster (Zo["o]l.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea
        folium) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;
        -- called also raccoon oyster.
  
     Tree pie (Zo["o]l.), any species of Asiatic birds of the
        genus Dendrocitta. The tree pies are allied to the
        magpie.
  
     Tree pigeon (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and
        Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga,
        and allied genera.
  
     Tree pipit. (Zo["o]l.) See under Pipit.
  
     Tree porcupine (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging
        to the genera Ch[ae]tomys and Sphingurus. They have an
        elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on
        the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
        with bristles. One South American species ({Sphingurus
        villosus) is called also couiy; another ({Sphingurus
        prehensilis) is called also c[oe]ndou.
  
     Tree rat (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of large
        ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera
        Capromys and Plagiodon. They are allied to the
        porcupines.
  
     Tree serpent (Zo["o]l.), a tree snake.
  
     Tree shrike (Zo["o]l.), a bush shrike.
  
     Tree snake (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        snakes of the genus Dendrophis. They live chiefly among
        the branches of trees, and are not venomous.
  
     Tree+sorrel+(Bot.),+a+kind+of+sorrel+({Rumex+Lunaria" rel="nofollow">Tree sorrel (Bot.), a kind of sorrel ({Rumex Lunaria)
        which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears
        greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and
        Tenerife.
  
     Tree sparrow (Zo["o]l.) any one of several species of small
        arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow
        ({Spizella monticola), and the common European species
        ({Passer montanus).
  
     Tree swallow (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        swallows of the genus Hylochelidon which lay their eggs
        in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and
        adjacent regions. Called also martin in Australia.
  
     Tree swift (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of swifts
        of the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit the East
        Indies and Southern Asia.
  
     Tree tiger (Zo["o]l.), a leopard.
  
     Tree toad (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        amphibians belonging to Hyla and allied genera of the
        family Hylid[ae]. They are related to the common frogs
        and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into
        suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and
        leaves of trees. Only one species ({Hyla arborea) is
        found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and
        Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United
        States ({Hyla versicolor) is noted for the facility with
        which it changes its colors. Called also tree frog. See
        also Piping frog, under Piping, and Cricket frog,
        under Cricket.
  
     Tree warbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        arboreal warblers belonging to Phylloscopus and allied
        genera.
  
     Tree wool (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of
        pine trees.
        [1913 Webster]

  Tree \Tree\ (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre['o],
     tre['o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio,
     Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr["a], tr["a]d, Goth. triu,
     Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a
     tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree,
     wood, d[=a]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. Dryad, Germander,
     Tar, n., Trough.]
     1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size
        (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
        trunk.
  
     Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
           is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,
           fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
  
     2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as
        resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
        branches; as, a genealogical tree.
  
     3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
        -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
        chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
  
     4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
  
              [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts
                                                    x. 39.
  
     5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
              In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of
              silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2
                                                    Tim. ii. 20).
  
     6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
        forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
        See Lead tree, under Lead.
  
     Tree bear (Zo["o]l.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]
  
     Tree beetle (Zo["o]l.) any one of numerous species of
        beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as
        the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
        goldsmith beetle.
  
     Tree bug (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,
        trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma,
        Rhaphigaster, and allied genera.
  
     Tree cat (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus
        musang).
  
     Tree clover (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus
        alba). See Melilot.
  
     Tree crab (Zo["o]l.), the purse crab. See under Purse.
  
     Tree creeper (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        arboreal creepers belonging to Certhia, Climacteris,
        and allied genera. See Creeper, 3.
  
     Tree cricket (Zo["o]l.), a nearly white arboreal American
        cricket ({Ecanthus niv[oe]us) which is noted for its loud
        stridulation; -- called also white cricket.
  
     Tree crow (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of Old
        World crows belonging to Crypsirhina and allied genera,
        intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail
        is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.
  
     Tree dove (Zo["o]l.) any one of several species of East
        Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to Macropygia and
        allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly
        arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.
  
     Tree duck (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of ducks
        belonging to Dendrocygna and allied genera. These ducks
        have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are
        arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical
        parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
  
     Tree fern (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight
        trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even
        higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most
        of the existing species are tropical.
  
     Tree fish (Zo["o]l.), a California market fish
        ({Sebastichthys serriceps).
  
     Tree frog. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Same as Tree toad.
        (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs
            belonging to Chiromantis, Rhacophorus, and allied
            genera of the family Ranid[ae]. Their toes are
            furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog
            (see under Flying) is an example.
  
     Tree goose (Zo["o]l.), the bernicle goose.
  
     Tree hopper (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on
        the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by
        sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the
        prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the
        form of a spine or crest.
  
     Tree jobber (Zo["o]l.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]
  
     Tree kangaroo. (Zo["o]l.) See Kangaroo.
  
     Tree lark (Zo["o]l.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Tree lizard (Zo["o]l.), any one of a group of Old World
        arboreal lizards ({Dendrosauria) comprising the
        chameleons.
  
     Tree lobster. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Tree crab, above.
  
     Tree louse (Zo["o]l.), any aphid; a plant louse.
  
     Tree moss. (Bot.)
        (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.
        (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.
            
  
     Tree mouse (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        African mice of the subfamily Dendromyin[ae]. They have
        long claws and habitually live in trees.
  
     Tree nymph, a wood nymph. See Dryad.
  
     Tree of a saddle, a saddle frame.
  
     Tree of heaven (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus
        glandulosus) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and
        greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.
  
     Tree of life (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor
        vit[ae].
  
     Tree onion (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium
        proliferum) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or
        among its flowers.
  
     Tree oyster (Zo["o]l.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea
        folium) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;
        -- called also raccoon oyster.
  
     Tree pie (Zo["o]l.), any species of Asiatic birds of the
        genus Dendrocitta. The tree pies are allied to the
        magpie.
  
     Tree pigeon (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and
        Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga,
        and allied genera.
  
     Tree pipit. (Zo["o]l.) See under Pipit.
  
     Tree porcupine (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging
        to the genera Ch[ae]tomys and Sphingurus. They have an
        elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on
        the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
        with bristles. One South American species ({S. villosus)
        couiy;+another+({S.+prehensilis" rel="nofollow">is called also couiy; another ({S. prehensilis) is
        called also c[oe]ndou.
  
     Tree rat (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of large
        ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera
        Capromys and Plagiodon. They are allied to the
        porcupines.
  
     Tree serpent (Zo["o]l.), a tree snake.
  
     Tree shrike (Zo["o]l.), a bush shrike.
  
     Tree snake (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        snakes of the genus Dendrophis. They live chiefly among
        the branches of trees, and are not venomous.
  
     Tree+sorrel+(Bot.),+a+kind+of+sorrel+({Rumex+Lunaria" rel="nofollow">Tree sorrel (Bot.), a kind of sorrel ({Rumex Lunaria)
        which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears
        greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and
        Teneriffe.
  
     Tree sparrow (Zo["o]l.) any one of several species of small
        arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow
        ({Spizella monticola), and the common European species
        ({Passer montanus).
  
     Tree swallow (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        swallows of the genus Hylochelidon which lay their eggs
        in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and
        adjacent regions. Called also martin in Australia.
  
     Tree swift (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of swifts
        of the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit the East
        Indies and Southern Asia.
  
     Tree tiger (Zo["o]l.), a leopard.
  
     Tree toad (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        amphibians belonging to Hyla and allied genera of the
        family Hylid[ae]. They are related to the common frogs
        and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into
        suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and
        leaves of trees. Only one species ({Hyla arborea) is
        found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and
        Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United
        States ({H. versicolor) is noted for the facility with
        which it changes its colors. Called also tree frog. See
        also Piping frog, under Piping, and Cricket frog,
        under Cricket.
  
     Tree warbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        arboreal warblers belonging to Phylloscopus and allied
        genera.
  
     Tree wool (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of
        pine trees.

  tree kangaroo
       n : arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia
           having hind and forelegs of similar length [syn: tree
           wallaby]

  tree kangaroo
     n.
     Any of several Australian macropods, of the genus ''Dendrolagus'',
  adapted for life in the trees

  tree kangaroo
     n.
     Any of several Australian macropods, of the genus ''Dendrolagus'',
  adapted for life in the trees

  tree kangaroo
     n.
     Any of several Australian macropods, of the genus ''Dendrolagus'',
  adapted for life in the trees

  tree kangaroo
     n.
     Any of several Australian macropods, of the genus ''Dendrolagus'',
  adapted for life in the trees

  tree kangaroo
     Englanti n.
     puukenguru

  tree kangaroo /tɹˈiː kˈaŋɡɐɹˌuː/
  Baumkänguru  [zool.]
     Synonym: tree-kangaroo
  

  tree kangaroo /tɹˈiː kˈaŋɡɐɹˌuː/ 
  puukenguru

  tree kangaroo /tɹˈiː kˈaŋɡɐɹˌuː/ 
  キノボリカンガルー, 木登カンガルー