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world tree

world tree noun: in various mythologies, an enormous tree that connects or forms an axis between different realms or worlds and serves as a symbol of the universe's structure and interconnectedness.

Noun

world tree (plural world trees)

  1. In various mythologies, an enormous tree that connects or forms an axis between different realms or worlds and serves as a symbol of the universe's structure and interconnectedness.
    • He hung from the world-tree, Yggdrasil, hung there for nine nights.2017, Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 1

Forms of world tree

pluralworld trees

Questions about world tree

What does world tree mean?
World tree means in various mythologies, an enormous tree that connects or forms an axis between different realms or worlds and serves as a symbol of the universe's structure and interconnectedness.
What part of speech is world tree?
World tree is a noun.
What is the plural of world tree?
The plural of world tree is world trees.

Words near world tree in the dictionary

  1. World Trade
  2. world trade center
  3. world trade centers
  4. World Trade Organisation
  5. World Trade Organization
  6. world tree
  7. world trees
  8. world turtle
  9. world turtles
  10. world view
  11. world views

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