subtree

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noun

A tree wholly contained in another.

OriginEnglish tree ← Middle English tre ← Old English trēow →
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Meanings

nounsubtree (plural subtrees)

plural subtrees

  1. computerA tree wholly contained in another.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dóru
  5. Proto-Germanic*trewą
  6. Proto-West Germanic*treu
  7. Old Englishtrēow
  8. Middle Englishtre
  9. Englishtree
  10. Englishsubtree

From sub- + tree.

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Translations

Czech podstrom
  • podstrommathematics, computer science: a tree wholly contained in another
French sous-arbre
  • sous-arbremathematics, computer science: a tree wholly contained in another
German Teilbaum
  • Teilbaummathematics, computer science: a tree wholly contained in another
Icelandic undirtré, undirhrísla
  • undirtrémathematics, computer science: a tree wholly contained in another
  • undirhríslamathematics, computer science: a tree wholly contained in another
Italian sottoalbero
  • sottoalberomathematics, computer science: a tree wholly contained in another
Portuguese subárvore
  • subárvoremathematics, computer science: a tree wholly contained in another

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

subtree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtree

MLA

“subtree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtree. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtree,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtree.

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