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treefall

treefall noun: the act of a tree falling, or the extent to which this occurs in a given region.

Noun

treefall (countable and uncountable, plural treefalls)

  1. The act of a tree falling, or the extent to which this occurs in a given region.
    • Scramblers and palms that climb with the aid of hook-bearing leaves or modified inflorescences (i.e. Desmoncus and the lepidocaryoid rattans) climbed most successfully in dense clusters of small diameter supports, such as occur on the edge of treefall gaps.1991, Francis E. Putz, The Biology of Vines, page 77

Forms of treefall

pluraltreefalls

Origin of treefall

From tree + fall.

Questions about treefall

What does treefall mean?
Treefall means the act of a tree falling, or the extent to which this occurs in a given region.
What part of speech is treefall?
Treefall is a noun.
What is the plural of treefall?
The plural of treefall is treefalls.

Words near treefall in the dictionary

  1. treecotton
  2. treecreeper
  3. treecreepers
  4. treed
  5. treedom
  6. treefall
  7. treefalls
  8. treefern
  9. treeferns
  10. treefish
  11. treefishes

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