treant
English edit
Etymology edit
From tree + ent, with modification of the spelling to avoid the unusual forms treent or treeent.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈtɹiːɛnt/, /ˈtɹɛnt/, /ˈtɹiːənt/, /ˈtɹiːænt/, /ˈtɹeɪənt/, /ˈtɹiːɑnt/
- Rhymes: -iːɛnt, -ɛnt, -iːənt, -iːænt, -eɪənt, -iːɑnt
Noun edit
treant (plural treants)
- (fantasy roleplaying games) A fictional anthropomorphic organism having many characteristics of a tree.
- 1977, Gary Gygax, Monster Manual, page 96:
- Treants are strangely related to humans and trees, combining features of both species. ...an individual treant can cause only one or two normal trees to move and attack as stipulated.