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The meaning of the English word "tree" and how you use it

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tree
(noun) (sing.) a large plant with a wood stem and many branches
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Kimberly

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Kimberly is an English language editor and linguist from the United States who firmly believes that learning new languages can help make the world a better place. She has experience in language education and accessibility and has worked with a number of organizations that empower socioeconomically disadvantaged English language learners, refugees, and recent immigrants.
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The tree is old .
There is a tree in the yard .
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Cat-Proofing Your Home and Yard
that runs up a tree and gets stuck up there .
Eating Pine Tree Bark
The pine tree , it 's got a lot of good qualities .
Flying Snakes!
When it leaps off a high tree branch , it rotates its ribs forwards and upwards , making its body double in width .
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christmas tree
(noun) a tree, typically a green pine tree, decorated for the Christmas holiday
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Kimberly

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Kimberly is an English language editor and linguist from the United States who firmly believes that learning new languages can help make the world a better place. She has experience in language education and accessibility and has worked with a number of organizations that empower socioeconomically disadvantaged English language learners, refugees, and recent immigrants.
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We have a beautiful Christmas tree in our house .
The presents are under the Christmas tree .
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Learn the Colors!
Green , green Christmas tree .
The Surprising History of Christmas Trees
Christmas tree farm , Christmas tree farm , Christmas tree — actually , that 's Mount Rushmore .
The Surprising History of Christmas Trees
Christmas tree farm .
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tree house
(noun) a platform or building constructed among the branches of a tree typically built for children to play in
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Sami

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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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This tree would be perfect for building a tree house !
Our backyard has a tree house , and the kids love it .
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Peppa Pig Plays in a Tree House
A tree house ?
Peppa Pig Plays in a Tree House
And the little curtains are for your tree house .
Peppa Pig Plays in a Tree House
Peppa and George love their tree house .
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lemon tree
(noun) (sing.) a small evergreen tree that produces lemons
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Yeonji Nam

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Yeonji is a native Korean speaker and has worked for over 10 years as a Korean teacher, translator, and creator of Korean language learning material. She is enthusiastic about learning languages and different cultures. She holds JLPT 1 and hanja (Chinese characters used in Korean) certifications.
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Are there any lemons on the lemon tree ?
We have a lemon tree growing in the yard .
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"Lemon Tree" - Fool's Garden
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree
"Lemon Tree" - Fool's Garden
And all that I can see is just another lemon tree
"Lemon Tree" - Fool's Garden
Isolation , I don't want to sit on a lemon tree
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top...of...the...tree
(expression) the highest or best part of something
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Kanako

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Kanako has an AAS in administrative office technology. She is a native Japanese speaker and studied English literature prior to moving to the U.S. She has also taken correspondence courses in EN-JP translation and works as a translator/localizer which involves tasks such as editing machine translations and localizing web contents. She has also worked as an in-person interpreter for businesses based in Japan.
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I will get to the top of the tree at work !
She is at the top of the tree in her school .
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