world tree

noun

In various mythologies, an enormous tree that connects or forms an axis between different realms or worlds and serves as a symbol of the universe's structure and interconnectedness.

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Meanings

nounworld tree (plural world trees)

plural world trees

  1. In various mythologies, an enormous tree that connects or forms an axis between different realms or worlds and serves as a symbol of the universe's structure and interconnectedness.

    He hung from the world-tree, Yggdrasil, hung there for nine nights.

    2017, Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 1
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“world tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world%20tree. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “world tree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world%20tree.

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