treefall

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noun

The act of a tree falling, or the extent to which this occurs in a given region.

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Meanings

nountreefall (countable and uncountable, plural treefalls)

plural treefalls

  1. countableuncountableThe act of a tree falling, or the extent to which this occurs in a given region.

    Scramblers and palms that climb with the aid of hook-bearing leaves or modified inflorescences (i.e. Desmoncus and the lepidocaryoid rattans) climbed most successfully in dense clusters of small diameter supports, such as occur on the edge of treefall gaps.

    1991, Francis E. Putz, The Biology of Vines, page 77

Origin

From tree + fall.

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APA

treefall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treefall

MLA

“treefall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treefall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “treefall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treefall.

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