dead tree

collocation in English

meaningsofdeadandtree

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dead
adjective
uk
/ded/us
/ded/
not ...
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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 ofdeadandtreefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdead tree

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Such differences are likely to affect the ensuing recolonisation of thedeadtreespace.
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For the forest-collected specimens, care was taken to be sure that the trunk sampled was in fact thedeadtreereferred to in the notes.
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To do that is to replant adeadtree.
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There is no point in trying to preserve adeadtree.
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I am glad that by a sort of side wind we have cleared up the position of thedeadtree.
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So much for thedeadtree, which everyone hopes will be cleared away by the owner at the earliest possible moment.
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Not everydeadtreeshould be demolished.
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Adeadtreeis sympathetic, and you can lean against it, whether it is warm or cold; you can only lean against a rock when it is warm.
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At the beginning of the video, we see adeadtreeand leaves flying.
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When hunting from a perch, adeadtreeis the preferred platform.
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One third of all woodland birds live in the cavities ofdeadtreetrunks.
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Carved into the crystal is a symbol of adeadtree.
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The larvae feed ondeadtreematerial under bark and in branches and twigs.
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The nest of this species is in a cavity excavated from adeadtreetrunk.
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He is also nearly crushed by the falling of adeadtreein chapter 2.
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The odd shape comes from sinter accumulating overdeadtreestumps as the geyser erupted.
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Imagines can be observed running around quickly ondeadtreetrunks.
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As a result, there are thousands of stumps, standingdeadtreetrunks and live cypress trees.
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Sessile animals are usually permanently attached to a solid substrate of some kind, such as a part of a plant, adeadtreetrunk, or a rock.
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