ghost tree
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The dove tree, Davidia involucrata, which has large white bracts resembling white sheets like those used to represent ghosts.
noun
A dead or dying tree in a relatively intact state in a ghost forest.
Example Sentences
- "[…] including ghost trees. These dead, leafless trees were the victims of saltwater intrusion as brackish water moved in from the bay."
- "Saltwater intrusion threatens to ruin farmland and has already turned once-vibrant forests into collections of "ghost trees." Up and down the coast, dense thickets of invasive phragmites have displaced native species."