Tree - English Vocabulary for Kids

tree

/triː/

noun

A tall plant with a trunk and branches

“The tree has green leaves.”

עץ

Tree is a noun in the nature category. It is a beginner (ages 6-8) word, meaning "A tall plant with a trunk and branches" In Hebrew, tree translates to עץ.

Example Sentences

We built a treehouse in the oak tree at the bottom of the garden.
The squirrel buried its acorn at the base of the big tree.
In autumn, the tree loses all its leaves and stands bare in the wind.

Did You Know? The oldest living tree in the world is a bristlecone pine named Methuselah in California — it is over 5,000 years old, which means it was already ancient when the pyramids of Egypt were being built! A single large tree can produce enough oxygen for four people to breathe for a whole year.