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noun
Mathematics, Linguistics. a diagram in which lines branch out from a central point or stem without forming any closed loops.
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Origin of tree diagram
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby tree diagram
tree-and-branch, tree aster, tree creeper, tree cricket, treed, tree diagram, tree ear, tree farm, tree fern, treefish, tree-form frame
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