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arbre

Definitions of arbre
  1. 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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    acacia
    any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
    tilleul
    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
    hêtre
    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
    châtaignier, marronnier
    any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
    chêne
    a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
    bouleau
    any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
    gommier
    any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
    figuier
    any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature
    orme
    any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
    caroubier
    any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
    bois de rose
    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
    dattier, palmier
    any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
    caféier
    any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
    arbre à encens
    any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
    acajou
    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
    saule
    any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
    platane
    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
    jeune arbre
    young tree
    arbre à fleurs
    any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
    laurier
    any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
    châtaigne, marron
    wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia
    chêne vert, yeuse
    evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
    manglier
    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
    figuier
    Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
    cocotier
    tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
    arbre fruitier
    tree bearing edible fruit
    osier
    any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture
    saule blanc
    large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark
    saule pleureur
    willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental
    peuplier
    any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
    marronier d'Inde
    tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds
    noyer
    tree bearing edible nuts
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    plante ligneuse
    a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
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