trunk

/tɹʌŋk/noun

The tall, thick woody part of a tree that holds it up and carries its branches.

Example sentences

“The old oak tree has a trunk too wide to hug.”
“Woodpeckers made holes all along the trunk.”
“We carved our names into the trunk of a pine.”

Trees have one trunk but many branches. In American English the word also names the storage space at the back of a car.

Related words

branchA woody limb that grows out from a tree's trunk and often splits into smaller parts.rootThe part of a plant, usually below the ground, that holds it in place and takes in water and nutrients from the soil.twigA thin little branch on a tree or shrub.vineA climbing plant on which grapes grow.leafThe flat, typically green part of a plant that grows from its stem or branches.mossA tiny green plant without seeds that grows in soft patches on soil, rocks, and tree trunks.