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treelet

treelet

6.8
A small tree that is not fully grown or a type that stays short
  • noun
  • /ˈtriːlɪt/
translation icon : arbusto
  • They discovered a rare treelet species that only grows in this part of the rainforest.

Examples

  • The Piper ant plants that I have studied since 1978 are treelets in the black pepper family that grow in the shade of the tropical forest of Central America.

    Academic text (1993)

  • In the garden, I planted a small treelet that will eventually provide shade.

  • The young treelet struggled to thrive among the taller trees in the forest.

Synonyms

sapling
vstreelet
16 2.7

A young tree with a thin trunk

is often a small tree by size or species rather than only young age
treeling
vstreelet
  • UK
7.0

A very young tree recently planted or sprouted

is for small or not fully grown trees including naturally small species

Antonyms

matured
2.6

A plant or food that is fully grown and ripe and at its best quality

How Big

matured
2.6
treelet
6.8
sapling
16 2.7
treeling
  • UK
7.0
seedling
20 2.8

Surface Forms

treelet singular
treelets plural

Morphology

treelet = tree (transparent) = tree + let

The meaning 'small tree' is directly and productively derived from 'tree' + diminutive suffix '-let', which learners can easily interpret.

Etymology

Treelet is simply the familiar word tree with the little ending -let, the same ending in piglet and booklet that means 'small', so a treelet is a small tree.