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tronc d'arbre
tree trunk N
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English
French
French
three metres round tree trunk
three metres around tree trunk
French
French
English
English
I. trunk [Brit trʌŋk, Am trəŋk] N
1. trunk (of tree, body):
2. trunk (of elephant):
3. trunk (for travel):
4. trunk Am (car boot):
5. trunk (duct):
II. [swimming] trunks N npl
I. tree [Brit triː, Am tri] N
II. tree [Brit triː, Am tri] VB trans Am lit
tree animal
tree fig person
III. tree [Brit triː, Am tri]
pear [Brit pɛː, Am pɛr] N
1. pear (fruit):
Phrases:
tree trunk N
trunk [trʌŋk] N
1. trunk (stem, part of body):
2. trunk (elephant's nose):
3. trunk (large strong case):
4. trunk Am (boot):
I. tree [tri:] N
II. tree [tri:] VB trans
tree trunk N
trunk [trʌŋk] N
1. trunk (stem, part of body):
2. trunk (elephant's nose):
3. trunk (large strong case):
4. trunk (in car):
I. tree [tri] N
II. tree [tri] VB trans
Present
Itree
youtree
he/she/ittrees
wetree
youtree
theytree
Past
Itreed
youtreed
he/she/ittreed
wetreed
youtreed
theytreed
Present Perfect
Ihavetreed
youhavetreed
he/she/ithastreed
wehavetreed
youhavetreed
theyhavetreed
Past Perfect
Ihadtreed
youhadtreed
he/she/ithadtreed
wehadtreed
youhadtreed
theyhadtreed
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Its trunk bears 21 or 23 pairs of legs.
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The erect trunk may be 1.3 m tall and approximately 5 cm in diameter.
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They bore in the cambium under the bark of the host plant, producing pitch masses on the trunk.
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It grows as a tree up to 40 m tall, with a trunk diameter of up to.
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Its construction in 1925 marked the beginning of the era of long distance trunk lines in telephone communication.
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