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ROOD-TREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rood-tree mean?
• ROOD-TREE (noun)
The noun ROOD-TREE has 1 sense:
1. representation of the cross on which Jesus died
Familiarity information: ROOD-TREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Representation of the cross on which Jesus died
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("rood-tree" is a kind of...):
Cross (a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry)
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