| gourd tree | <botany> A tree (the Crescentia Cujete, or calabash tree) of the West Indies and Central America. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| grass tree | <botany> An Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea, having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grasslike leaves, from the center of which arises a long stem, bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking somewhat like a large cat-tail. These plants are often called "blackboys" from the large trunks denuded and blackened by fire. They yield two kinds of fragrant resin, called Botany-bay gum, and Gum Acaroides. A similar Australian plant (Kingia australis). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rowan tree | <botany> A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also roan tree, and mountain ash. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit (Pyrus Americana, and P. Sambucifolia). Origin: Cf. Sw. Ronn, Dan. Ronne, Icel. Reynir, and L. Ornus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water tree | <botany> A climbing shrub (Tetracera alnifolia, or potatoria) of Western Africa, which pours out a watery sap from the freshly cut stems. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pipal tree | Same as Peepul tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pippul tree | Same as Peepul tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| planer tree | <botany> A small-leaved North American tree (Planera aquatica) related to the elm, but having a wingless, nutlike fruit. Origin: From J.S.Planer, a German botanist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| plane tree | <botany> Same as 1st Plane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| whitten tree | <botany> Either of two shrubs (Viburnum Lantana, and V. Opulus), so called on account of their whitish branches. Origin: Probably from white; cf. AS. Hwitingtreow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| whole-tree harvesting | A harvesting method in which the whole tree (above the stump) is removed. (05 Dec 1998) |
| wicken tree | Same as Quicken tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| witch-tree | <botany> The witch-hazel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| cull tree | Live saw-timber and pole-timber size trees which do not contain a merchantable sawlog due to poor form, quality, or undesirable species. (05 Dec 1998) |
| hep tree | The wild dog-rose. See: Hep. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hip tree | <botany> The dog-rose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |