tree of life
noun
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Tree of Life
(in the Bible) a tree in the Garden of Eden whose fruit imparts eternal life (Gen. 3:22-24)〈圣经〉伊甸园生命树（《创世记》3:22-24）。
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- an imaginary branching, tree-like structure representing the evolutionary divergence of all living creatures生命树（表现所有活生物演化差异的树状假想结构）。
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- (in the Kabbalah) a diagram in the form of a tree bearing spheres which represent the sephiroth生命树（犹太教喀巴拉神秘体系中表示造物主上帝不同地位十种表征的树形示意图）。
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- the thuja or arbor vitae金钟柏, 侧柏。