tree trunk

tree trunk
noun
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber (Freq. 2)
Syn: ↑trunk, ↑bole
Hypernyms: ↑stalk, ↑stem
Part Holonyms: ↑tree
Part Meronyms: ↑bark

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tree trunk noun
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Main Entry:tree

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tree trunk UK US noun [countable] [singular tree trunk plural tree trunks]
the central part of a tree that the branches grow out of
Thesaurus: parts of treesmeronym types of treehypernym

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