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• Fell Arboretum — The Fell Arboretum is an arboretum located across the campus of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.The arboretum began in 1867 when Jesse Fell, the university s founder, obtained $3,000 from the state legislature for campus landscaping …   Wikipedia

• tree — n. woody plant with a trunk 1) to grow; plant a tree 2) to prune, trim a tree 3) to chop down, cut down, fell a tree 4) to uproot a tree (the gale uprooted several trees) 5) a Christmas; shade tree 6) a tree grows 7) in; on a tree (monkeys live… …   Combinatory dictionary

• fell — I [[t]fɛl[/t]] v. pt. of fall II fell [[t]fɛl[/t]] v. t. 1) to knock, strike, shoot, or cut down; cause to fall: to fell a moose; to fell a tree[/ex] 2) clo (in sewing) to finish (a seam) by sewing the edge down flat • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE …   From formal English to slang

• Tree well — A tree well is a dangerous void or area of loose snow typically surrounding a tree after a heavy snowfall. A skier or snowboarder can easily fall into this well, possibly causing serious injury or death. The branches of the tree shelter the area… …   Wikipedia

• fell — I. /fɛl / (say fel) verb past tense of fall. II. /fɛl / (say fel) verb (t) 1. to cause to fall; knock, strike, or cut down: to fell an animal; to fell a tree. 2. Sewing to finish (a seam) by sewing the edge down flat. –noun 3 …  

• fell — fell1 /fel/, v. pt. of fall. fell2 /fel/, v.t. 1. to knock, strike, shoot, or cut down; cause to fall: to fell a moose; to fell a tree. 2. Sewing. to finish (a seam) by sewing the edge down flat. n. 3. Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in… …   Universalium

• fell — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fel skin, Latin pellis Date: before 12th century 1. skin, hide, pelt 2. a thin tough membrane covering a carcass directly under the hide II. transitive verb Etymology:… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tree feller — /ˈtri fɛlə/ (say tree feluh) noun someone who is employed to fell trees. –tree felling, noun …  

• Fell — (from the Old Norse fjall , mountain ) is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in Scandinavia, the Isle of Man, and parts of England.EnglandIn Northern England, especially in the Lake District and in the… …   Wikipedia

• Tree spiking — is a form of sabotage which involves hammering a metal rod or other material (commonly ceramic) into a tree trunk in order to discourage logging. A metal saw blade hitting an embedded spike could break or shatter, making it uneconomic to fell… …   Wikipedia

• fell — Ⅰ. fell [2] ► VERB 1) cut down (a tree). 2) knock down. 3) stitch down (the edge of a seam) to lie flat. DERIVATIVES feller noun. ORIGIN Old English, related to FALL …   English terms dictionary