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tree·top

(trē′tŏp′)
n.
The uppermost part of a tree.
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treetop

(ˈtriːtɒp)
n
the crown or highest branches and top part of a tree
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tree•top

(ˈtriˌtɒp)

n.
the top or uppermost part of a tree.
[1520–30]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. treetop - the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
top - the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
capitulum - an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
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Translations
قِمَّة الشَّجَرَه
koruna stromu
trætop
fa: a fa teteje
trjátoppur
koruna stromu
ağacın tepesi/en üst dalları

treetop

[ˈtriːtɒp] N → copa f (de árbol)
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treetop

[ˈtriːtɒp] n → cime f d'un arbre tree trunk n → tronc m d'arbre
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treetop

[ˈtriːˌtɒp] n → cima di un albero
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tree

(triː) noun
the largest kind of plant, with a thick, firm, wooden stem and branches. We have three apple trees growing in our garden. boom شَجَرَه дърво árvore strom der Baum træ δέντρο árbol puu درخت puu arbre עץ पेड़ stablo fa pohon tré albero 木 나무 medis koks pokok boom tre drzewo ونه árvore pom, copac дерево strom drevo drvo träd ต้นไม้ ağaç 樹 дерево درخت cây 树
ˈtreetop noun
the top of a tree. the birds in the treetops. boomtop قِمَّة الشَّجَرَه връх на дърво copa de árvore koruna stromu die Baumkrone trætop κορυφή δέντρου copa de un árbol puulatv نوک درخت puunlatva cime צמרת फुनगी krošnja a fa teteje puncak pohon trjátoppur cima こずえ 나무 꼭대기 medžio viršūnė koka galotne puncak pokok boomtop tretopp wierzchołek drzewa د ونی څوکه copa de árvore vârf (al copacului) верхушка дерева koruna stromu krošnja krošnja drveta trädtopp ยอดไม้ ağacın tepesi/en üst dalları 樹頂 верхівка дерева درخت کي چوٹي ngọn cây 树顶
ˈtree-trunk noun
the trunk of a tree. boomstam جِذْع الشَّجَرَه ствол tronco de árvore kmen der Baumstamm træstamme κορμός δέντρου tronco de árbol puutüvi تنه درخت puunrunko tronc גזע पेड़ का तना, तना deblo fatörzs batang pohon trjábolur tronco d'albero 木の幹 나무 줄기 (medžio) kamienas (koka) stumbrs batang pokok boomstam trestamme pień د ونی تنه tronco de árvore trunchi ствол дерева kmeň deblo stablo trädstam ลําต้น ağaç gövdesi 樹幹 стовбур; колода درخت کا تنا cành cây 树干
ˈtree line noun
the height above which trees cannot grow. boomgroeihoogte, boomhoogte الإرتِفاع الأقْصى للشَّجَرَه височина над морското равнище, над която не могат да растат гори linha de crescimento de árvore výšková hranice růstu stromů die Baumspitze trægrænse ύψος δεντροστοιχίας límite del arbolado, límite de la vegetación arbórea puude kasvupiir دار مرز puuraja limite des arbres קַו הָעֵצִים ऊंचाई जिससे ज्यादा पेड़ नहीं बढ़ सकते (visinska) granica šume lombkorona magassága batas ketinggian yang dapat ditumbuhi pohon (altezza massima) 樹木限界線 수목 한계선 maksimalus medžio aukštis koku veģetācijas robeža batasan pokok kayu boomgrens tregrense (górna) granica lasu دار مرز верхняя граница произрастания деревьев horná hranica lesa gozdna meja visina drveta trädgräns ความสูงเหนือขึ้นไปที่ต้นไม้ไม่สามารถเติบโดถึงได้ ağaç büyüme üst sınırı 林木線 межа деревної рослинності درخت کے بڑھنے کي حد đường giới hạn của cây cối 林木线
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The robin, who had flown to his treetop, was still as all the rest.
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The moon had been lighted and was hung in a treetop. The liquid stillness of the night enveloping him made him feel vast pity for himself.
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At the bend of the Danube, vessels, an island, and a castle with a park surrounded by the waters of the confluence of the Enns and the Danube became visible, and the rocky left bank of the Danube covered with pine forests, with a mystic background of green treetops and bluish gorges.
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A slight wind was moving amongst the treetops, the night was clear but moonless.
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I remember as a most pleasant impression the broad, clear front, its open windows and fresh curtains and the pair of maids looking out; I remember the lawn and the bright flowers and the crunch of my wheels on the gravel and the clustered treetops over which the rooks circled and cawed in the golden sky.
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Thick streamers of black smoke shot with threads of red fire were driving up into the still air, and throwing dark shadows upon the green treetops eastward.
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The top of the pole was opposite the roof of the building, so it was but the work of an instant for the muscles that had for years sent him hurtling through the treetops of his primeval forest to carry him across the little space between the pole and the roof.
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The robins were singing vespers in the high treetops, filling the golden air with their jubilant voices.
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It was, however, continued without any apparent consequences, until the moon had set, and a pale streak above the treetops, at the bend of the river a little below, announced the approach of day.
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But in a little while I see a pale streak over the treetops, and knowed the day was coming.
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