Synonyms and antonyms of Parts of trees in British Thesaurus

bark (noun)

the hard substance that covers a tree

blossom (noun)

a flower on a tree, or all the flowers on a tree

bole (noun)

mainly literary the trunk of a tree

bough (noun)

mainly literary a big branch on a tree

branch (noun)

a part of a tree that grows out of its trunk (=main stem) with leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on it. A very small branch is called a twig

catkin (noun)

a long soft group of small flowers that hangs from the branches of willows and some other trees

chloroplast (noun)

a part of a plant cell that contains chlorophyll and where photosynthesis takes place

corm (noun)

a small round part at the base of the stem in some plants that stores food underground to use for growing new plants the next year

crown (noun)

the wide circular top part of some types of tree

fig leaf (noun)

a leaf from a fig tree. You often see a fig leaf covering the sex organs of people in paintings.

foliage (noun)

the leaves of a plant or tree

fruit (noun)

the part of a tree or plant that contains its seeds

gall (noun)

a lump on a tree or plant caused by insects or an infection

knot (noun)

a round hard place in a piece of wood where a branch grew

leaf (noun)

a flat thin green part of a tree or plant that grows on a branch or stem

limb (noun)

a large branch on a tree

stump (noun)

the part of a tree that is left above the ground after it has been cut through near the base

treetops (noun)

the top parts of a group of trees

tree trunk (noun)

the central part of a tree that the branches grow out of

trunk (noun)

the main part of a tree that the branches grow out of

twig (noun)

a very small thin branch from a tree or bush