Tree trunk (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
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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)