Definition of Shade tree

1. Noun. A tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight.

Generic synonyms: Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shade Tree

shadchans
shadchen
shadchens
shadd
shadda
shaddap
shadder
shadders
shaddock
shaddocks
shaddup
shade
shade horsetail
shade horsetails
shade off
shade tree (current term)
shadebob
shadebobs
shaded
shaded riverine aquatic cover
shadeful
shadeless
shadelessly
shader
shaderless
shaders
shades
shades of
shadflies
shadflower

Literary usage of Shade tree

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual ReportGardening (1886)
"Lazenby then addressed the Society on the subject, THE IDEAL shade tree FOR THE ... The requisites of the ideal shade tree may bedefined under four heads ..."

2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"Shade-tree. One planted to give shade. 1806 It is to be regretted that a shade tree, useful and ornamental as the poplar, should be in danger. ..."

3. Shade-trees in Towns and Cities: Their Selection, Planting, and Care as by William Solotaroff (1911)
"The relation of the shade-tree to the highway is the same as that of any ... A man may plant a shade-tree along the street-line, but he does not own it in ..."

4. Shade-trees in Towns and Cities: Their Selection, Planting, and Care as by William Solotaroff (1911)
"The relation of the shade-tree to the highway is the same as that of any ... A man may plant a shade-tree along the street-line, but he does not own it in ..."

5. Trees in Winter: Their Study, Planting, Care and Identification by Albert Francis Blakeslee, Chester Deacon Jarvis (1913)
"For the guidance of municipalities that are contemplating the problem of municipal control, the shade tree ordinance of the city of Newark, NJ, ..."

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