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tree trunk
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tree trunk
  • pirogue - A canoe made from a tree trunk.
  • tree ring - Any of the concentric rings of the cross-section of a tree trunk, representing a year's growth, or the layer of wood produced by a year's growth in a woody plant; also called annual ring.
  • block - Derives from Middle Dutch blok, "tree trunk."
  • snag - Literally first meant a stump on a tree trunk or a piece of timber underwater that obstructed navigation.
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    Noun1.tree trunk - the main stem of a treetree trunk - the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
    tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
    bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
    Translations
    tree trunk ntronco d'albero


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