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phylogenetic tree

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A branching diagram illustrating the potential evolutionary relationships among biological organisms or other entities in which the tree-maker hypothesizes share a common ancestor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 系統發生樹 /系统发生树 (xìtǒngfāshēngshù) — tree diagram
  • Chinese Mandarin: 演化樹 /演化树 (yǎnhuàshù) — tree diagram
  • Finnish: evoluutiopuu — tree diagram
  • Finnish: fylogeneettinen puu — tree diagram
  • French: arbre phylogénétique — tree diagram
  • Portuguese: árvore filogenética — tree diagram
  • Romanian: arbore filogenetic — tree diagram
  • Russian: филогенети́ческое де́рево (filogenetíčeskoje dérevo) — tree diagram
  • Russian: эволюцио́нное де́рево (evoljuciónnoje dérevo) — tree diagram
  • Spanish: árbol filogenético — tree diagram
  • Tagalog: lipmulaing punungkahoy — tree diagram