Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek κορμός
- κορμός (kormós)the main structural member of a tree
Arabic جِذْع
- جِذْع (jiḏʕ)the main structural member of a tree
Bulgarian стъбло
- стъбло (stăblo)the main structural member of a tree
Catalan tronc
- troncthe main structural member of a tree
Chinese Mandarin 樹幹 /树干, 幹 /干
- 樹幹 /树干 (shùgàn)the main structural member of a tree
- 幹 /干 (gàn)the main structural member of a tree
Czech kmen
- kmenthe main structural member of a tree
Danish træstamme
- træstammethe main structural member of a tree
Dutch stam, boomstam
- stamthe main structural member of a tree
- boomstamthe main structural member of a tree
Esperanto arbotrunko
- arbotrunkothe main structural member of a tree
Finnish runko, puunrunko
- runkothe main structural member of a tree
- puunrunkothe main structural member of a tree
French tronc, tronc d'arbre
- troncthe main structural member of a tree
- tronc d'arbrethe main structural member of a tree
German Baumstamm, Stamm
- Baumstammthe main structural member of a tree
- Stammthe main structural member of a tree
Greek κορμός
- κορμός (kormós)the main structural member of a tree
Hebrew גֶּזַע
- גֶּזַע (géza')the main structural member of a tree
Hungarian fatörzs, törzs
- fatörzsthe main structural member of a tree
- törzsthe main structural member of a tree
Icelandic trjábolur, stofn
- trjábolurthe main structural member of a tree
- stofnthe main structural member of a tree
- bolurthe main structural member of a tree
Irish stoc
- stocthe main structural member of a tree
Italian tronco
- troncothe main structural member of a tree
Japanese 幹
- 幹 (miki)the main structural member of a tree
Korean 그루
- 그루 (geuru)the main structural member of a tree
Latin truncus, stipes
- truncusthe main structural member of a tree
- stipesthe main structural member of a tree
- tignumthe main structural member of a tree
Latvian stumbrs
- stumbrsthe main structural member of a tree
Lithuanian kamieno
- kamienothe main structural member of a tree
Māori kahiwi, tahiwi
- kahiwithe main structural member of a tree
- tahiwithe main structural member of a tree
- kōhiwithe main structural member of a tree
- pūwaithe main structural member of a tree
Norwegian Bokmål trestamme
- trestammethe main structural member of a tree
Persian تنه, تاپال
- تنه (tane)the main structural member of a tree
- تاپال (tâpâl)the main structural member of a tree
Polish pień
- pieńthe main structural member of a tree
Portuguese tronco
- troncothe main structural member of a tree
Romanian trunchi
- trunchithe main structural member of a tree
Russian ствол
- ствол (stvol)the main structural member of a tree
Scottish Gaelic stoc
- stocthe main structural member of a tree
Slovak kmeň
- kmeňthe main structural member of a tree
Spanish tronco
- troncothe main structural member of a tree
Swedish stam, trädstam
- stamthe main structural member of a tree
- trädstamthe main structural member of a tree
Tamil தண்டு
- தண்டு (taṇṭu)the main structural member of a tree
Thai ต้น, ลำ
- ต้น (dtôn)the main structural member of a tree
- ลำ (lam)the main structural member of a tree
- ลำต้น (lam-dtôn)the main structural member of a tree
Turkish ağaç gövdesi
- ağaç gövdesithe main structural member of a tree
Ukrainian стовбур
- стовбур (stovbur)the main structural member of a tree
Vietnamese thân cây
- thân câythe main structural member of a tree
Welsh cyff
- cyffthe main structural member of a tree
Cite this entry
APA
tree trunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20trunk
MLA
“tree trunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20trunk. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tree trunk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20trunk.
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