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tree-line

tree-line noun: the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing; the timberline.

Noun

tree-line (plural tree-lines)

  1. The edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing; the timberline.

Forms of tree-line

pluraltree-lines

Questions about tree-line

What does tree-line mean?
Tree-line means the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing; the timberline.
What part of speech is tree-line?
Tree-line is a noun.
What is the plural of tree-line?
The plural of tree-line is tree-lines.

Words near tree-line in the dictionary

  1. tree-huggers
  2. tree-hugging
  3. tree-in-a-hurry
  4. tree-kangaroo
  5. tree-kangaroos
  6. tree-line
  7. tree-lined
  8. tree-lines
  9. tree-maker
  10. tree-makers
  11. tree-of-heaven

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