Trunk of a tree
1Tree worship — (dendrolatry) refers to the tendency of many societies throughout history to worship or otherwise mythologize trees. Trees have played an important role in many of the world s mythologies and religions, and have been given deep and sacred… …
2trunk — (n.) mid 15c., box, case, from O.Fr. tronc alms box in a church (12c.), also trunk of a tree, trunk of the human body, from L. truncus, originally mutilated, cut off. The meaning box, case is likely to be from the notion of the body as the case… …
3Trunk — may refer to:In biology: *Trunk, torso *Trunk, an elephant s proboscis or nose *Trunk (botany), a tree s central superstructureIn containers: *Trunk (luggage) *Trunk (automobile), a large storage compartment *Trunk (motorcycle), a storage… …
4trunk — 01. The car has a really large [trunk]. We put three boys hockey gear in it. 02. Adult elephants commonly punish younger elephants with a slap from their [trunk]. 03. In Zimbabwe, there is a hollowed out [trunk] of a huge baobab tree which… …
5Tree of life — For other uses, see Tree of life (disambiguation). An 1847 depiction of the Norse Yggdrasil as described in the Icelandic Prose Edda by Oluf Olufsen Bagge The concept of a tree of life, a many branched tree illustrating the idea that all life on… …
6Tree — n. & v. 1 a a perennial plant with a woody self supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. unbranched for some distance above the ground (cf. SHRUB(1)). b any similar plant having a tall erect usu. single stem, e.g. palm tree. 2 a piece… …
7tree — n. & v. 1 a a perennial plant with a woody self supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. unbranched for some distance above the ground (cf. SHRUB(1)). b any similar plant having a tall erect usu. single stem, e.g. palm tree. 2 a piece… …
8tree mold — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS Fluid basaltic lava may preserve the shapes of trees and other objects by solidifying around them. Tree molds are formed when lava surrounds a tree, chills against it, and then drains away. The standing… …
9trunk — [[t]trʌ̱ŋk[/t]] trunks 1) N COUNT: usu N of n, n N The trunk of a tree is the large main stem from which the branches grow. ...the gnarled trunk of a birch tree. ...toadstools growing on fallen tree trunks. 2) N COUNT A trunk is a large, strong… …
10Tree of Jesse — The oldest complete Jesse Tree window is in Chartres Cathedral, 1145. The Tree of Jesse is a depiction in art of the Ancestors of Christ, shown in a tree which rises from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David; the original use of the… …
