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We don't know what a tree is (and this video won't tell you)

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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:

  • Wood: A bunch of cellulose fibers intertwined with lignin usually found in the trunk of a tree.
  • Trunk: A wooden stem that thickens over time.
  • Bonsai: An ornamental tree or shrub that is artificially prevented from reaching its normal size.
  • Shrub: A woody plant that is smaller than a tree.
  • Gymnosperm: A group of plants, including conifers, that have naked seeds.
  • Angiosperm: A group of plants, including lots of other “trees” that have enclosed seeds.
  • Monocots: A group of flowering plants - mostly angiosperms - with a single embryonic leaf that includes palm trees.
  • Dicots: A group of flowering plants - mostly angiosperms - with two embryonic leaves that includes oak trees.

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