big tree

noun

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These big trees, in their roots, needles and branches, hold more carbon longer than any young plantation, fast-growing and cut on quick rotations. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 Motorola's phone still has some issues with color—in the picture of the street with the big tree, the green is abnormal, and the phone struggles with high dynamic range (keeping the sky from blowing out). Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 9 July 2024 His car was one of two below a big tree that welcomed people to the 1300 block of Olive Street. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2024 The contest registration is 9 to 10 a.m. at tables by the big tree, near the gazebo and playground. Terri Daxon, Orange County Register, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for big tree 

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of big tree was in 1853

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“Big tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20tree. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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big tree

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