live tree

collocation in English

meaningsofliveandtree

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live
adjective
uk
/laɪv/us
/laɪv/
having ...
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tree
noun[C]
uk
/triː/us
/triː/
a tall plant that has a wooden trunk and branches that grow from its ...
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(Definition ofliveandtreefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflive tree

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Those stands designed for natural trees have a water reservoir to hydrate thelivetree.
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A less abstract example is alivetreeand a dead one.
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Three-toed woodpeckers nest in a cavity in a dead conifer or sometimes alivetreeor pole.
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To provide habitat and foraging for woodpeckers, forest management objectives on public land include snag andlivetreeretention.
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Reports cite a 34 percent drop inlivetreesales the past decade, and a 30 percent rise last year alone in the sale of fake trees, to 9.6 million.
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We used only live ferns on live trees (37 ferns on 25 trees) for our analyses.
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Many live trees were observed to have unusually strong leaf wilt and abscission during the drought, with leaf-fall being especially high within c. 60 m of forest edges.
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Traps were made of square pieces of large-mesh polyethylene fabric tied by ropes to four neighbouring live trees, at about 1.5 m above ground to avoid disturbances by large mammals.
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Because live trees had significantly thicker barks in the burnt forest, we can surmise that thin-barked trees were most susceptible to the fires.
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I find for a brief and agreeable moment that we are wafted into the air of azalea scent, roses, live trees and ornamental flowers.
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