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Tree Surgeon

Definition: Tree Surgeon

Tree Surgeon

Noun

1. A specialist in treating damaged trees.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Specialty Definition: Tree Surgeon

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Prunes and treats ornamental and shade trees and shrubs in yards and parks to improve their appearance, health, and value: Cuts out dead and undesirable limbs and trims trees to enhance beauty and growth. Scrapes decayed matter from cavities in trees, and fills holes with cement to promote healing and prevent further deterioration. Sprays and dusts pesticides on shrubs and trees to control pests and disease or sprays foliar fertilizers to increase plant growth, using hand or machine dusters and sprayers. Tops trees to control growth characteristics and to prevent interference with utility wires. May apply herbicides to kill brush and weeds. May fell and remove trees and bushes. May plant trees and shrubs. (references)
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Synonym: Tree Surgeon

Synonym: arborist (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Tree Surgeon

Specialty definitions using "tree surgeon": TREE PRUNER. (references)

Modern Usage: Tree Surgeon

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	There were servants inside the mansion, and servants outside the mansion; boatmen to tend the boats, and six crews of gardeners: two for the solarium, the rest for the grounds, and a tree surgeon on retainer. (Sabrina; writing credit: Samuel A. Taylor; Billy Wilder)
Movie/TV Titles	The Tree Surgeon (1944)
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Image Slideshow: Tree Surgeon

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Tree Surgeon

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
tree surgeon	39
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: Tree Surgeon

Language		Translations for "tree surgeon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Japanese Kanji		樹医 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		じゅい. (various references)

Pig Latin		eetray urgeonsay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Tree Surgeon

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-e-g-n-o-r-r-s-t-u"
	-2 letters: resurgent, returnees.
	-3 letters: enterers, estrogen, generous, gesturer, greenest, greeters, grouters, grunters, reenters, regreens, regreets, renegers, reroutes, restrung, returnee, stronger, sturgeon, terreens, terrenes.
	-4 letters: ensurer, enterer, entrees, estrone, gerents, gesture, greener, greeter, grouser, grouter, grunter, gurnets, neuters, outseen, reenter, regents, regreen, regreet, regrets, reneger, reneges, renters, reroute, restore, resurge, retenes, retunes, returns, rouster, routers.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-e-g-n-o-r-r-s-t-u"
	+4 letters: supergovernment.
	+5 letters: supergovernments.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern

5. Images: Slideshow
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams

9. Bibliography

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