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n. [ Cf. Icel. öxultr&unr_;. ] 1. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A spindle or axle of a wheel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Axle or axletree. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis). [ 1913 Webster ]

[ AS. beám a tree. See Beam. ] (Bot.) A tree (Pyrus aria) related to the apple. [ 1913 Webster ]

The beech. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n., }. [ Etym. uncertain. ] (Bot.) A small scrubby tree (Balanites Ægyptiaca) growing in dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in Abyssinia; the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy fish; the ripe fruit is edible, when green it is an anthelmintic; the fermented juice is used as a beverage; the seeds yield a medicinal oil called zachun. The African name of the tree is hajilij. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Boot + tree wood, timber. ] An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven. [ 1913 Webster ]

The pretty boots trimly stretched on boottrees. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sacred bo tree of the Buddhists (Ficus religiosa), which is planted close to every temple, and attracts almost as much veneration as the status of the god himself. . . . It differs from the banyan (Ficus Indica) by sending down no roots from its branches. Tennent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. common black-fruited shrub or small tree (Sambucus nigra) of Europe and Asia; -- the fruit is used for wines and jellies.
Syn. -- black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Bridge + tree a beam. ] (Mining) The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a grinding mill. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotaceæ, as Dipholis nigra and species of Sapota and Mimusops. Most of them yield a substance closely resembling gutta-percha. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A separate, private, or obscure street; an out of the way or cross street. [ 1913 Webster ]

He seeks by-streets, and saves the expensive coach. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }See Capper, a plant, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. chassis a framework of carpentry. ] (Naut.) A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) same as citrus{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

[ Cf. SP. palo de vaca. ] (Bot.) A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk. [ 1913 Webster ]

See under Crab. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub (Viburnum opulus) with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries. It is sometimes called high cranberry to distinguish it from the marsh cranberry or low cranberry.
Syn. -- guelder rose, European cranberrybush, European cranberry bush, crampbark, Viburnum opulus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. (Naut.) Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels, they support a semicircular platform called the “top.” [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A doorpost. [ Obs. ] “As dead as a doretree.” Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which the singletrees are attached. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. See Entry. ] 1. A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entrée of a house. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Cookery) In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc. [ obsolescent ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. the dish which comprises the main course of a meal, especially in a restaurant; as, there were many entrees on the menu. [ PJC ]

n. a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree (Nuytsia floribunda) of West Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses.
Syn. -- flame tree, flame-tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

See Fir. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A small oleaceous tree (Chionanthus virginica), of the southern United States, having clusters of snow-white flowers with slender petals. It is often cultivated. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Bot.) The West Indian Sciadophyllum Brownei, a tree with very large digitate leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as gallows.
Syn. -- gallows, gibbet, gallows tree, gallow tree. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ Cf. Prov. E. gatter bush. ] (Bot.) A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose (Viburnum Opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle tree (Euonymus Europæus). [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. chantier, LL. cantarium, fr. L. canterius trellis, sort of frame. ] 1. A frame for supporting barrels in a cellar or elsewhere. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Engin.) A scaffolding or frame carrying a crane or other structure. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Gauntree. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., or . 1. Any tree or shrub of the genus Genipa. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. The West Indian sapindaceous tree Melicocca bijuga, which yields the honeyberry; also, the related trees Exothea paniculata and E. trifoliata; called also ginep.
Syn. -- Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry, mamoncillo, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Bot.) A tree (the Crescentia Cujete, or calabash tree) of the West Indies and Central America. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) (a) An Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhœa, having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grasslike leaves, from the center of which arises a long stem, bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking somewhat like a large cat-tail. These plants are often called “blackboys” from the large trunks denuded and blackened by fire. They yield two kinds of fragrant resin, called Botany-bay gum, and Gum Acaroides. (b) A similar Australian plant (Kingia australis). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any tree that exudes a gum, such as: (a) The black gum (Nyssa multiflora), one of the largest trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the large trees become hollow. (b) A tree of the genus Eucalyptus; a eucalypt. See Eucalpytus. (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States (Liquidambar styraciflua), a large and beautiful tree with pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice. (d) The sour gum tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A hatstand. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ See Hep. ] The wild dog-rose. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) The dog-rose. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) The Australian Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, used largely by carpenters and shipbuilders; -- called also ironwood. Also applied to other Australian eucalyptuses with a hard, solid bark [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. A small tree (Persea borbonia) of the Southern U. S. having dark red heartwood.
Syn. -- red bay, Persea borbonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Bot.) A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (Robinia Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name is also applied to other trees of different genera, especially to those of the genus Hymenæa, of which Hymenæa Courbaril is a lofty, spreading tree of South America; also to the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region. [ 1913 Webster ]

Honey locust tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Gleditschia ) Gleditschia triacanthus), having pinnate leaves and strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply honey locust. --
Water locust tree (Bot.), a small swamp tree (Gleditschia monosperma), of the Southern United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From the South American name. ] 1. (Bot.) A large tree of the genus Swietenia (Swietenia Mahogoni), found in tropical America. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Several other trees, with wood more or less like mahogany, are called by this name; as, African mahogany (Khaya Senegalensis), Australian mahogany (Eucalyptus marginatus), Bastard mahogany (Batonia apetala of the West Indies), Indian mahogany (Cedrela Toona of Bengal, and trees of the genera Soymida and Chukrassia), Madeira mahogany (Persea Indica), Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch (Betula lenta), also the several species of Cercocarpus of California and the Rocky Mountains. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A table made of mahogany wood. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To be under the mahogany, to be so drunk as to have fallen under the table. [ Eng. ] --
To put one's legs under some one's mahogany, to dine with him. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) An East Indian sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and also Bassia butyracea), whose timber is used for wagon wheels, and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink. It is one of the butter trees. The oil, known as mahwa and yallah, is obtained from the kernels of the fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A deciduous dioecious gymnospermous Chinese tree (Ginkgo biloba) having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds, also called the ginkgo; it exists almost exclusively in cultivation esp. as an ornamental street tree. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A main thoroughfare, usually one in a small town having the largest concentration of retail businesses. [ PJC ]

2. Hence: (Fig.) The attitudes, environment, or life style of a small town; -- usually capitalized, and often used attributively; as, Main Street attitudes toward Washington. [ PJC ]

n. [ Haitian mamey. ] (Bot.) A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus Mammea (Mammea Americana); also, its fruit, called the mammee apple. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called mammee apple.
Syn. -- mammee apple, mammee, mamey, Mammea americana. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Malay mangusta, mangis. ] (Bot.) A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (Garcinia Mangostana) with thick leathery leaves. The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An East Indian tree of the genus Mangifera (Mangifera Indica), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces a large oval smooth-skinned fruit which is the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]