tree of life

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɹi ʌv laɪf/ === Noun === tree of life (plural trees of life) A kind of tree, the arborvitae; an individual thereof. (biology) A metaphor used to describe the phylogenetic relationships between organisms, both living and extinct; a diagram that shows those relationships, with a treelike appearance. (biblical) A term used in the Hebrew Bible that is a component of the world tree motif. Coordinate term: tree of knowledge (Judaism) The central mystical symbol used in the Kabbalah of esoteric Judaism, also known as the ten sephiroth. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== creationist orchard flower of life LUCA === References === Tree of life (biology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia A new view of the tree of life, Nature Microbiology, April 11, 2016, (2016) Tree of life (biblical) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Tree of life (Kabbalah) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia