1. (

• tree

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

2. (

• tree ,
• tree_diagram

) a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree" ;

3. (

• Tree ,
• Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree

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

1. (

• corner ,
• tree

) force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape ;

2. (

• tree ,

) plant with trees; "this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer" ;

3. (

• tree

) chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" ;

4. (

• tree ,
• shoetree

) stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree ;