Definitions
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- adjective resembling a tree in form and branching structure
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Examples
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Swedese white, tree-shaped coathangers add an abstract touch to the space.
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The 30-foot-tall, 100-ton stack—a tree-shaped mass of blue, yellow and white steel with protruding knobs and gauges—is meant to be lowered on top of a deepwater gusher, either killing the flow or funneling the oil to ships.
Oil Firms to Deploy New Containment Device for Deepwater Spills Angel Gonzalez 2011
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With help from his father—and after many mistakes—Aidan ended up with two models: a traditional flat-panel array and a tree-shaped solar collector designed to mimic the branch sequence of an oak tree.
A Youngster's Bright Idea Is Something New Under the Sun Sophia Hollander 2012
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First Offenders get a smelly, tree-shaped air "freshener" (Fir Stink for their First Ink).
Style Invitational Week 891: Word palindromes, plus limerick results The Empress 2010
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The bank is a Baobab tree-shaped building on Dakar's coast, but for the past six months, it has been rendered chaotic by the violent post-election power struggle in faraway Ivory Coast.
Analysts Note Benefits of New West Africa Central Bank Chief 2011
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The faithful leave votive candles—one this week was in a Christmas tree-shaped lantern decorated with a nativity scene—and other offerings at the base of the statue.
Come Ye: Poland's Big Jesus Statue Draws Pilgrims, Chafes Nonbelievers Gordon Fairclough 2011
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First Offenders get a smelly, tree-shaped air "freshener" (Fir Stink for their First Ink).
Week 889: Tour de Fours neologism contest: Make up a word containing the block of letters P, O, L and E The Empress 2010
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First Offenders get a smelly, tree-shaped air "freshener" (Fir Stink for their First Ink).
Style Invitational Week 890: A contest to combine two sports team names The Empress 2010
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First Offenders get a smelly, tree-shaped air "freshener" (Fir Stink for their First Ink).
Week 888: Make up a word based on someone's name The Empress 2010
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The bank is a Baobab tree-shaped building on Dakar's coast, but for the past six months, it has been rendered chaotic by the violent post-election power struggle in faraway Ivory Coast.
Analysts Note Benefits of New West Africa Central Bank Chief 2011
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