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• prop — 1 verb propped, propping (transitive always + adv/prep) to support something by leaning it against something, or by putting something else under, next to, or behind it: prop sth against/on: He propped his bike against a tree. | prop sth open:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in …   Universalium

• prop-root — propˈ root noun A root growing down from a trunk or branch, serving to prop up a tree • • • Main Entry: ↑prop …   Useful english dictionary

• tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… …   Universalium

• Tree (graph theory) — Trees A labeled tree with 6 vertices and 5 edges Vertices v Edges v 1 Chromatic number …   Wikipedia

• prop — prop1 [prɔp US pra:p] v past tense and past participle propped present participle propping [T always + adverb/preposition] to support something by leaning it against something, or by putting something else under, next to, or behind it prop sth… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• prop root — noun a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves • Hypernyms: ↑root * * * noun : a root that serves as a prop or support to the plant (as in maize or mangrove) called also brace root; see root… …   Useful english dictionary

• tree — A woody plant with a stem or trunk from which branches spring. 34 Am J1st Logs § 2. A part and parcel of the land in which rooted. 42 Am J1st Prop § 19. An interest in real estate, except as to a tree growing in a nursery and raised to be sold… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• prop root — /ˈprɒp rut/ (say prop rooht) noun a root that supports the plant, as the aerial roots of the pandanus tree or of maize …  

• prop root — Bot. an adventitious root that supports the plant, as the aerial roots of the mangrove tree or of corn. Also called brace root. [1900 05] * * * …   Universalium

• pipal tree — noun fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists • Syn: ↑pipal, ↑pipul, ↑peepul, ↑sacred fig, ↑bo tree, ↑Ficus religiosa • Hypernyms: ↑fig tree …   Useful english dictionary