Tree of life (disambiguation)
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The Tree of Life or tree of life may refer to:

Concepts & religion

  • Tree of life, a metaphor for common descent, and a motif in various world theologies and philosophies. It is closely related to the concept of the world tree.
  • Tree of Life (Judeo-Christian), a tree in the Garden of Eden whose fruit gives immortality.
  • Tree of Life (Latter-day Saints), a focal point in an important vision recorded in the Book of Mormon. In the vision, the Tree of Life represents the love of God.
  • Tree of Life (Kabbalah), a mystical concept within the Kabbalah of Judaism which is used to understand the nature of God.
  • Etz Chaim, a religious Hebrew term for 'Tree of Life'

Science & biology

  • Tree of life (science), a metaphor used first by Charles Darwin and subsequently to describe the interrelatedness of all living things through evolution.
  • Tree of Life Web Project, a collaborative peer reviewed project begun in 1995 to provide information about the diversity and phylogeny of life on Earth.
  • Arborvitae (Latin for 'tree of life'), Thuja, a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae (cypress) family.
  • Arbor vitae (anatomy) (Latin for 'tree of life'), the cerebellar white matter, so called for its branched, tree-like appearance.

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