tree of life
A kind of tree, the arborvitaeA kind of tree, the arborvitae; an individual thereof.
» I've never seen so many trees in my life.
Ich habe in meinem Leben noch nie so viele Bäume gesehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Никогда в жизни не видел столько деревьев. — marafon
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesA kind of tree, the arborvitae; an individual thereof.
A metaphor used to describe the phylogenetic relationships between organisms, both living and extinct; a diagram that shows those relationships, with a treelike appearance.
A term used in the Hebrew Bible that is a component of the world tree motif.
Lebensbaum
(Judaism)The central mystical symbol used in the Kabbalah of esoteric Judaism, also known as the ten sephiroth.
Examples
2 sentencesI've never seen so many trees in my life.
ruНикогда в жизни не видел столько деревьев. — marafon
deIch habe in meinem Leben noch nie so viele Bäume gesehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Donald Trump's antisemitic rhetoric about George Soros incited the Tree of Life synagogue shooting.
deDonald Trumps antisemitische Rhetorik über George Soros hat das Blutbad in der Tree-of-Life-Synagoge angestachelt. — shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: trees of life| Singular | tree of life |
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irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular