treen

/tɹiːn/

treen is the plural of tree.

Noun (1)

treen (countable and uncountable, plural treens)

Household articles made of wood.
- Theſe homely cups and diſhes pay truly for that they contain: I had rather drink out of treene, and pay gold and ſilver, than drink out of gold and ſilver, and make wooden payment.1674, William Camden, “Wise Speeches”, in Remains Concerning Britain: Their Languages, Names, Surnames, Allusions, Anagramms, Armories, Moneys, Impresses, Apparel, Artillerie, Wise Speeches...
- References to treen are numerous in old English literature, particularly to chalices, cups, bowls, platters, and "services of treen".1949, Edward Pinto, Treen; or, Small woodware throughout the ages, London: Batsford, page 1
Synonyms:

treenware
(Scotland, Now chiefly dialectal) A large wooden platter.

Meaning of tree

Noun

tree (plural trees or (obsolete) treen)

A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches.
- Hyperion is the tallest living tree in the world.
Any other plant (such as a large shrub or herb) that is reminiscent of the above in form and size.
- The banana tree is a tall perennial herb: its trunk is not woody.
An object made from a tree trunk and having multiple hooks or storage platforms.
- He had the choice of buying a scratching post or a cat tree.
A device used to hold or stretch a shoe open.
- He put a shoe tree in each of his shoes.
The structural frame of a saddle.
A connected graph with no cycles or, if the graph is finite, equivalently a connected graph with n vertices and n−1 edges.

See all 20 meanings of tree

Adjective

treen (comparative more treen, superlative most treen)

(Now chiefly dialectal) Pertaining to or derived from trees; wooden; made of wood.
- To ſhew our Reader yet, that theſe are no novel Experiments, we are to know, that a large Tract of the World almoſt altogether ſubſiſt on theſe Treen Liquors; Eſpecially that of the Date,1670 October 15, John Evelyn, chapter XVI, in Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions, 2nd edition, Royal Society, page 75

Noun (2)

treen (plural treens)

A territorial division in the Isle of Man.

Proper noun capitalized: Treen

Treen (countable and uncountable, plural Treens)

A village in St Levan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW3923).
A hamlet in Zennor parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4337).
A habitational surname from Cornish.

Synonyms of treen

treenware

Forms of treen

Adjective
comparative	more treen
superlative	most treen
Noun
plural	treens
Proper noun
plural	Treens
alternative form	Treon

Origin of treen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Equivalent to tree + -en.

From Middle English treen, from Old English triewen, from Proto-Germanic *triwīnaz, equivalent to tree + -en. See trencher, truncher.

Anglicized form of Cornish Tredhin, a placename composed of the elements tre (“farmstead”) and din (“fort”).

Phrases with treen

bronchial treen

Words that rhyme with treen

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Questions about treen

What does treen mean?: Treen means pertaining to or derived from trees; wooden; made of wood.
What is treen the plural of?: Treen is the plural of tree.
What part of speech is treen?: Treen can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce treen?: Treen is pronounced /tɹiːn/.

Words near treen in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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