treant

From tree +‎ ent, with modification of the spelling to avoid the unusual forms treent or treeent.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹiːɛnt/, /ˈtɹiːənt/, /ˈtɹiːænt/, /ˈtɹeɪənt/, /ˈtɹiːɑnt/
• Rhymes: -iːɛnt, -ɛnt, -iːənt, -iːænt, -eɪənt, -iːɑnt

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treant (plural treants)

1. (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.

   • 2018 May 26, Joel Puga, “Chapter 6 Faiths”, in The Godungava‎^[1], Joel Puga:

     Pseudunus and his group looked around, frightened, and realized that three more treents surrounded them, accompanied by a myriad of other creatures. Centaurs, elves, humans, satyrs, halflings, mémechares and brounies surrounded them on all sides, except the one they had come from. Bears and wolves, clearly under the effect of natural magic spells, gritted their teeth and growled menacingly, while snakes hissed in defiance.

• ent

• Arnett, attern, natter, net art, ratten, tarten