Matching Pairs match the meaningsOnline version match the word and the meaning. by Samuel Gutiérrez 1 bark 2 leaf 3 branch 4 Twig (ramita) 5 trunk 6 tree 7 root A part of a tree that grows out from the trunk or from a bough. It usually bears leaves and fruit. The part of a plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing water and nutrients. The main stem of a tree, usually covered in bark and supporting the branches and leaves. The protective outer covering of the trunk, branches, and twigs of a tree. A plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground. A small, thin branch or offshoot arising from a larger branch or stem of a tree. The green, flat structure of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and is the main site of photosynthesis and transpiration.