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heaven tree

heaven tree noun: a mythical tree or vine which figures in some primitive beliefs as affording the means of ascent from underground regions to the surface, or from the surface to the sky. Forms of this myth are found in Malacca, Borneo, Celebes, New Zealand, and Polynesia. Also the alternative form of tree of heaven.

Noun

heaven tree (plural heaven trees)

  1. A mythical tree or vine which figures in some primitive beliefs as affording the means of ascent from underground regions to the surface, or from the surface to the sky. Forms of this myth are found in Malacca, Borneo, Celebes, New Zealand, and Polynesia.

Also used as

heaven tree is also the alternative form of tree of heaven.

Forms of heaven tree

pluralheaven trees

Questions about heaven tree

What does heaven tree mean?
Heaven tree means a mythical tree or vine which figures in some primitive beliefs as affording the means of ascent from underground regions to the surface, or from the surface to the sky. Forms of this myth are found in Malacca, Borneo, Celebes, New Zealand, and Polynesia.
What part of speech is heaven tree?
Heaven tree is a noun.
What is the plural of heaven tree?
The plural of heaven tree is heaven trees.

Words near heaven tree in the dictionary

  1. heaven of heavens
  2. heaven on a stick
  3. heaven only knows
  4. heaven spot
  5. heaven spots
  6. heaven tree
  7. heaven trees
  8. heaven-sent
  9. heavened
  10. Heavener
  11. Heaveners

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