| whole-tree harvesting | A harvesting method in which the whole tree (above the stump) is removed. (05 Dec 1998) |
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| wicken tree | Same as Quicken tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| witch-tree | <botany> The witch-hazel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| crop tree | Usually a conifer tree grown to provide wood products. (05 Dec 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) |
| shea tree | <botany> An African sapotaceous tree (Bassia, or Butyrospermum, Parkii), from the seeds of which a substance resembling butter is obtained; the African butter tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shittah tree | A tree that furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, etc, of the Jewish tabernacle were made; now believed to have been the wood of the Acacia Seyal, which is hard, fine grained, and yellowish brown in colour. Origin: Heb. Shittah, pl. Shittim. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| site potential tree | A tree that has attained the average maximum height possible given site conditions where it occurs. (05 Dec 1998) |
| soapberry tree | <botany> Any tree of the genus Sapindus, especially. Sapindus saponaria, the fleshy part of whose fruit is used instead of soap in washing linen. Synonym: soap tree. (11 Mar 1998) |
| neem tree | <botany> An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and M. Azedarach. See Margosa. Origin: Hind. Nim. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nickar tree | <botany> Same as Nicker nut, Nicker tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| nicker tree | <botany> The plant producing nicker nuts. Alternative forms: neckar tree and nickar tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| decision tree | Alternative choices available at each stage of deciding how to manage a clinical problem, displayed graphically; at each branch or decision node, the probabilities of each outcome that can be predicted are shown; the relative worth of each outcome is described in terms of its utility or quality of life, e.g., as measured by probability of life expectancy or freedom from disability. (05 Mar 2000) |