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ghost trees

ghost trees is the plural of ghost tree.

Meaning of ghost tree

Noun

ghost tree (plural ghost trees)

  1. The dove tree, Davidia involucrata, which has large white bracts resembling white sheets like those used to represent ghosts.
  2. (plural, usually) A dead or dying tree in a relatively intact state in a ghost forest.
    • […] including ghost trees. These dead, leafless trees were the victims of saltwater intrusion as brackish water moved in from the bay.2022, Erin Gifford, Hiking Coastal Trails of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, page 128

Questions about ghost trees

What is ghost trees the plural of?
Ghost trees is the plural of ghost tree.

Words near ghost trees in the dictionary

  1. ghost track
  2. ghost tracks
  3. ghost train
  4. ghost trains
  5. ghost tree
  6. ghost trees
  7. ghost turd
  8. ghost turds
  9. ghost vote
  10. ghost voter
  11. ghost voters

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