genealogical tree

American  

noun

1. family tree.

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genealogical tree British  

noun

1. another name for a family tree

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Etymology

Origin of genealogical tree

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

The possibility of a genealogical tree of life is predicated on the existence of an underlying process of heredity.

From The Wall Street Journal

If comprehensively deciphered, the relationships between the species populating the genealogical tree of life, Mr. Telford argues, offer the possibility of understanding the evolutionary history of every component of natural biology.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dr. Tang was itching to get to the bottom of B. germanica’s genealogical tree, so his team sourced DNA from 281 German cockroaches from 17 countries to study their genetic differences.

From New York Times

Investigators identified Birdlong using DNA evidence and a genealogical tree created by a Texas DNA research facility.

From Fox News

She greets us, rather forebodingly, with a genealogical tree, as if the extended Stoppard family were a medieval royal house.

From New York Times