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BOLE |
Tree trunk |
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LOG |
Tree trunk |
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STIPE |
The trunk of a tree. |
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TIMBER |
The body, stem, or trunk of a tree. |
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BARD |
The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree;
the rind. |
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INDUVIATE |
Covered with induviae, as the upper part of the trunk of
a palm tree. |
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STOCK |
The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed,
strong, firm part; the trunk. |
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LIMB |
A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates
into branches and twigs; a large branch. |
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PADDLEWOOD |
The light elastic wood of the Aspidosperma excelsum, a
tree of Guiana having a fluted trunk readily split into planks. |
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STUMP |
The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the
stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. |
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CROTCH |
The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a
fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree. |
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BODY |
The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as
distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal
part, as of a tree, army, country, etc. |
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CANOE |
A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree,
excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape. It is
propelled by a paddle or... |
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HEARTWOOD |
The hard, central part of the trunk of a tree,
consisting of the old and matured wood, and usually differing in color
from the outer layers. It... |
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SUPPORT |
...; an abutment supports
an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches. ... |
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TALIPOT |
A beautiful tropical palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), a
native of Ceylon and the Malabar coast. It has a trunk sixty or seventy
feet high, be... |
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TAMARIND |
A leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both the
Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade,
and for its frui... |
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HORNBEAM |
A tree of the genus Carpinus (C. Americana), having a
smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very
hard. It is common alo... |
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COCOA PALM |
A palm tree producing the cocoanut (Cocos nucifera). It
grows in nearly all tropical countries, attaining a height of sixty or
eighty feet. The... |
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MARGOSA |
A large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in
India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is
expressed from its seed... |
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ADANSONIA |
A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are
two species, A. digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and
India, and A. Gregor... |