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The dog-rose.

The Australian Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, used largely by carpenters and shipbuilders; -- called also ironwood.

A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R. Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia.

An East Indian sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and also B. 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.

The lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in early houses.

An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and M. Azedarach. See Margosa.

Same as Nicker nut, Nicker tree.

The plant producing nicker nuts. [Written also neckar tree and nickar tree.]

The witch-hazel. [Obs.] Ainsworth.

A street remote from the center of a town. Johnson.

A sacred tree (Ficus religiosa) of the Buddhists, a kind of fig tree which attains great size and venerable age. See Bo tree. [Written also pippul tree, and pipal tree.]

Maine; -- a nickname alluding to the pine tree in its coat of arms.

Same as Peepul tree.

Same as Peepul tree.

Same as 1st Plane.

A small-leaved North American tree (Planera aquatica) related to the elm, but having a wingless, nutlike fruit.

A port warden.

The European rowan tree; -- called also quickbeam, and quickenbeam. See Rowan tree.

le of a roof; hence, the roof itself. Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the rooftree fall. Tennyson.

A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also roan tree, and mountain ash. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit (Pyrus Americana, and P. sambucifolia).…