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árbol

Definitions of árbol
  1. noun
    a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
    synonyms: cigüeñal
  2. noun
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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    types:
    acacia
    any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
    samba
    large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
    limero, tila, tilo
    any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
    haya
    any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
    castaña, castaño
    any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
    roble
    a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
    abedul
    any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
    aliso
    north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
    carpe
    any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus
    fresno
    any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
    cabrahigo
    a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit
    higuera
    any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature
    olmo
    any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
    cañafístola, cañafístula
    any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods
    algarrobo
    any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
    palisandro
    any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black
    palma, palmera
    any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
    café
    any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
    quino
    any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
    caoba
    any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
    satín
    East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;
    sauce
    any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
    sándalo
    parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests
    jaboncillo
    a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
    lentisco del Perú, pimentero falso, turbinto
    small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
    ébano
    tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
    sapote, zapote
    a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
    plátano
    any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits
    güira, jícaro
    tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds
    teca
    tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
    pimpollo, plantón
    young tree
    árbol gimnospermo
    any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta
    angiospermo
    any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
    bonsai
    a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
    avellanero, avellano
    Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
    gingko
    deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
    laurel, lauro
    any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
    ceiba
    massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
    tití
    deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
    encina
    evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
    alcornoque
    medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork
    eucalipto
    a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
    mangle
    a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building
    higo
    Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
    cabrahigo
    a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas
    cauchera, ficus
    large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
    algarrobo
    evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
    tamarindo
    long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
    jacaranda, jacarandá
    an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
    coco, cocotero
    tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
    frutal, árbol frutal
    tree bearing edible fruit
    guayaco, guayacán
    small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin
    sauce llorón
    willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental
    sauce blanco
    small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves
    álamo
    any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
    tití
    tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
    arce
    any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
    acebo, agrifolio
    any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
    catalpa
    tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
    conífera, conífero
    any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
    type of:
    planta leñosa
    a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
  3. noun
    a figure that branches from a single root
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