tree hollow

noun

A semienclosed cavity which has naturally formed in the trunk or branch of a tree.

Meanings

nountree hollow (plural tree hollows)

plural tree hollows

  1. A semienclosed cavity which has naturally formed in the trunk or branch of a tree.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Bulgarian хралупа
  • хралупа (hralupa)tree hollow
Chinese Mandarin 樹洞 /树洞, 樹孔 /树孔
  • 樹洞 /树洞 (shùdòng)tree hollow
  • 樹孔 /树孔 (shùkǒng)tree hollow
Dutch boomholte
  • boomholtetree hollow
Finnish puunkolo
  • puunkolotree hollow
French arbre creux, trou d'arbre
  • arbre creuxtree hollow
  • trou d'arbretree hollow
German Baumhöhle
  • Baumhöhletree hollow
Hungarian faodú
  • faodútree hollow
Indonesian lubang pohon
  • lubang pohontree hollow
Italian albero cavo
  • albero cavotree hollow
Japanese 樹洞
  • 樹洞 (judō)tree hollow
Latvian koku dobums
  • koku dobumstree hollow
Lithuanian drevė
  • drevėtree hollow
Polish dziupla
  • dziuplatree hollow
Portuguese buraco de árvore
  • buraco de árvoretree hollow
Romanian scorbură
  • scorburătree hollow
Russian дупло́
  • дупло́ (dupló)tree hollow
Turkish oyuk
  • oyuktree hollow
Ukrainian дупло́
  • дупло́ (dupló)tree hollow
Cite this entry
APA

tree hollow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20hollow

MLA

“tree hollow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20hollow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tree hollow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20hollow.

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