The difference between Chestnut tree and Tree

When used as nouns, chestnut tree means a tree that bears chestnuts, whereas tree means a large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, with a single trunk that grows in girth with age and branches (that also grow in circumference with age).

Tree is also verb with the meaning: to chase (an animal or person) up a tree.

check bellow for the other definitions of Chestnut tree and Tree

  1. Chestnut tree as a noun (botany):

    A tree that bears chestnuts; a tree of the genus Castanea

  1. Tree as a noun (botany):

    A large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, with a single trunk that grows in girth with age and branches (that also grow in circumference with age).

    Examples:

    "w Hyperion (tree) Hyperion is the tallest living tree in the world."

    "Birds have a nest in a tree in the garden."

  2. Tree as a noun (botany):

    Any plant that is reminiscent of the above but not classified as a tree in the strict botanical sense.

    Examples:

    "the banana tree"

  3. Tree as a noun:

    An object made from a tree trunk and having multiple hooks or storage platforms.

    Examples:

    "He had the choice of buying a [[scratching post]] or a cat tree."

  4. Tree as a noun:

    A device used to hold or stretch a shoe open.

    Examples:

    "He put a shoe tree in each of his shoes."

  5. Tree as a noun:

    The structural frame of a saddle.

  6. Tree as a noun (graph theory):

    A connected graph with no cycles or, equivalently, a connected graph with n vertices and n-1 edges.

  7. Tree as a noun (computing theory):

    A recursive data structure in which each node has zero or more nodes as children.

  8. Tree as a noun (graphical user interface):

    A display or listing of entries or elements such that there are primary and secondary entries shown, usually linked by drawn lines or by indenting to the right.

    Examples:

    "We’ll show it as a tree list."

  9. Tree as a noun:

    Any structure or construct having branches akin to (1).

    Examples:

    "[[family tree]]; [[skill tree]]"

  10. Tree as a noun:

    The structure or wooden frame used in the construction of a saddle used in horse riding.

  11. Tree as a noun (slang):

    Marijuana.

  12. Tree as a noun (obsolete):

    A cross or gallows.

    Examples:

    "Tyburn tree'"

  13. Tree as a noun (obsolete):

    wood; timber

  14. Tree as a noun (chemistry):

    A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.

  15. Tree as a noun (cartomancy):

    The fifth Lenormand card.

  1. Tree as a verb (transitive):

    To chase (an animal or person) up a tree.

    Examples:

    "The dog treed the cat."

  2. Tree as a verb (transitive):

    To place in a tree.

    Examples:

    "Black bears can tree their cubs for protection, but grizzly bears cannot."

  3. Tree as a verb (transitive):

    To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree.

    Examples:

    "to tree a boot"

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