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| − | [[Image:Tree.jpg|thumb|250px]]A '''tree''' is a tall [[plant]], usually with a trunk, branches, and [[leaf|leaves]]. | + | [[Image:Tree.jpg|thumb|250px]]A '''tree''' is a tall [[plant]], usually with roots, a trunk, branches, and [[leaf|leaves]]. |
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| − | Trees are an important part of the [[Bible]]. They were created on the Third Day of [[Creation]].<ref>Genesis 1:11-12</ref> It was from the [[Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil]] that [[Eve]] brought [[evil]] into the world.<ref>Genesis 3:1-7</ref> Jotham used a parable about trees to criticize his brother Abimelech.<ref>Judges 9</ref> And it was on the [[wood]] of a tree that our [[Savior]], [[Jesus Christ]], was [[crucifixion|crucified]]. | + | Trees are an important part of the [[Bible]]. They were created, along with all other plants, on the Third Day of [[Creation]].<ref>Genesis 1:11-12</ref> It was from the [[Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil]] that [[Eve]] brought [[evil]] into the world.<ref>Genesis 3:1-7</ref> Jotham used a parable about trees to criticize his brother Abimelech.<ref>Judges 9</ref> And it was on the [[wood]] of a tree that our [[Savior]], [[Jesus Christ]], was [[crucifixion|crucified]]. In fact, a commonly used name for Jesus Christ is "Tree of Life." |
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| − | In [[mathematics]], a '''tree''' is also a [[graph]] with no cycles, so called because they often resemble actual live trees. | + | In [[mathematics]], a '''tree''' is a [[graph]] with no cycles, so called because these graphs often resemble natural trees. |
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| − | [[Logging]] is the harvesting of trees for commercial or forest management purposes.
| + | The harvesting of trees for commercial or forest management purposes is [[Logging|logging]]. |
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