genealogical tree

noun

1. family tree.

genealogical tree

noun

1. another name for a family tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of genealogical tree¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Dr. Tang was itching to get to the bottom of B. germanica’s genealogical tree, so his team sourced DNA from 281 German cockroaches from 17 countries to study their genetic differences.

From New York Times

Investigators identified Birdlong using DNA evidence and a genealogical tree created by a Texas DNA research facility.

From Fox News

She greets us, rather forebodingly, with a genealogical tree, as if the extended Stoppard family were a medieval royal house.

From New York Times

In Ballard’s 1962 novel, set in a submerged London, “the birth of a child had become a comparative rarity, and only one marriage in 10 yielded any offspring … the genealogical tree of mankind was systematically pruning itself.”

From The Guardian

But it was evident in Ty’s collaborations that all genres were of the same genealogical tree.

From The Guardian