trunk
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It doesn’t have a shovel in it, but I bet I have one in my trunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The rootstock forms the roots and lower trunk and helps determine how well the tree withstands disease and its environment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
On better days, she strolled up to it, even hugging its jagged trunk and inhaling the earthy scent to lift her spirits.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The possible structures appear within some scales, particularly around the neck, limbs, and along the sides of the trunk and tail.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Sitting on a limb, with his back against the trunk, was that hundred dollar monkey.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Positioned inside the moving vehicle and zooming in, Ray’s camera captures what becomes a blur of foliage, trunks and limbs before the opening credits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Detailed observations and measurements showed that the monkeys can nevertheless bend parts of their feet enough to climb narrow vertical tree trunks while seeking food, hiding or finding places to sleep.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
So they lifted her onto a makeshift raft made of banana trunks, and carried her through the rushing water towards safety.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Wisps of smoke rose from charred or crackling tree trunks between Le Porge and the village of Lege-Cap-Ferret to the south, AFP journalists said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Among them were the mighty water monsters, giant lizards whose toes were as thick as the trunks of fully grown pine trees.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Stump Speech: Tree Terminology
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