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treebeard

treebeard noun: a pendulous branching lichen, Usnea barbata, resembling hair.

Noun

treebeard (uncountable)

  1. A pendulous branching lichen, Usnea barbata, resembling hair.
  2. Spanish moss, Tillandsia usneoides.

Forms of treebeard

alternative formtree-beard

Origin of treebeard

From tree + beard.

Questions about treebeard

What does treebeard mean?
Treebeard means a pendulous branching lichen, Usnea barbata, resembling hair.
What part of speech is treebeard?
Treebeard is a noun.

Words near treebeard in the dictionary

  1. treebank
  2. treebanked
  3. treebanking
  4. treebanks
  5. treebark
  6. treebeard
  7. treebound
  8. Treeby
  9. Treece
  10. Treeces
  11. treechange

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