High tree

Japanese: 喬木 - きょうぼく

〘 noun 〙 A tall tree. In botany, it refers to a tree with a woody, hard trunk that stands upright and is at least three meters tall. The branches do not grow out from the base, and the main trunk is clearly separated from the side branches. The leaves can be broad-leaved or needle-leaved, and either deciduous or evergreen. Such as oak, pine, and cedar. Today, it is called a tall tree. ⇔ Shrub. ※Kūkashu (around 1359-68) _IV : Landscape "How much of a place is there for a human being to stand _{? Then} _{I will stand} _west of a tall tree in the _setting sun." [Shijing: Xiaoya, Felling]

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Japanese:

〘名〙丈(たけ)の高い木。植物学では、幹が木質化して堅く、直立して、少なくとも高さ三メートル以上の木をいう。枝は根もとから出ることがなく、主幹と側枝との区別が明らかで、葉は広葉または針葉、落葉するものと常緑のものとがある。樫、松、杉などの類。現在では高木と言いかえられている。⇔灌木(かんぼく)。※空華集（1359‐68頃）四・山水「人家的的在_二何許_一、応_レ在_二夕陽喬木西_一」〔詩経‐小雅・伐木〕

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