Mid-Atlantic US:| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| suomi | elämänpuu |
| Monikko | trees of life |
(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.
Edward Hitchcock's fold-out paleontological chart in his 1840 Elementary Geology