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TREE TRUNK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

Synonyms:

bole; tree trunk; trunk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("tree trunk" is a kind of...):

stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)

Meronyms (parts of "tree trunk"):

bark (tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants)

Holonyms ("tree trunk" is a part of...):

tree (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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