1. the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber; [syn: trunk, tree trunk, bole]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tree trunk
n 1: the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the
bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for
lumber [syn: trunk, tree trunk, bole]